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Ballin' Keen:Sandy Lee.
On SANTA FE and CREST Records
in 1959. (Great Rockabilly.)
[Intro]
 Bb Fm G C
[Verse 1]
CNow, down in the state of Tennessee, there's a real 
cool cat called "Ballin' Keen".
CHe likes to rock an' he likes to roll, he's got rockin' 
in his soul.F  G  C  
[Verse 2]
CWell, last Saturday night about twelve o'clock, down on 
the corner they's startin' to rock.
CBallin' Keen was havin' a ball, swingin' 'em short an' 
swingin' em tall.F  G  C  
[Verse 3]
CThen Bulldog Johnny come strollin' in, six feet six an' 
he ain't no friend.
CKicked off a shoe an' he knocked out a light, he said, 
"move out cat's there's gonna be a fight."
[Interlude]
 F Gm C F C G C
[Verse 4]
CWell, Bulldog Johnny sorta cased the place, 'n he looked 
old Ball right square in the face.
CBallin' Keen was a-holdin' ground, he said, "me or you, one 
is leavin' town."F  G  C  
[Verse 5]
CThen the lights went out and they had a fight, everybody 
wondered what happened that night.
CNobody saw what was goin' on, when the lights come on Bulldog 
was gone.F  G  C  
[Verse 6]
CNow, down in the state of Tennessee, there's the strangest 
legend that you ever did see.
CNobody knows the answer 'cause nobody seen, nobody 'cept ol' 
Ballin' Keen.F  G  C  
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Ballin Keen

by Sandy Lee

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Ballin' Keen:Sandy Lee.

On SANTA FE and CREST Records

in 1959. (Great Rockabilly.)

[Intro]

Bb Fm G C

[Verse 1]

Now, down in the state of Tennessee, there's a real

cool cat called "Ballin' Keen".

He likes to rock an' he likes to roll, he's got rockin'

F G C

in his soul.

[Verse 2]

Well, last Saturday night about twelve o'clock, down on

the corner they's startin' to rock.

Ballin' Keen was havin' a ball, swingin' 'em short an'

F G C

swingin' em tall.

[Verse 3]

Then Bulldog Johnny come strollin' in, six feet six an'

he ain't no friend.

Kicked off a shoe an' he knocked out a light, he said,

"move out cat's there's gonna be a fight."

[Interlude]

F Gm C F C G C

[Verse 4]

Well, Bulldog Johnny sorta cased the place, 'n he looked

old Ball right square in the face.

Ballin' Keen was a-holdin' ground, he said, "me or you, one

F G C

is leavin' town."

[Verse 5]

Then the lights went out and they had a fight, everybody

wondered what happened that night.

Nobody saw what was goin' on, when the lights come on Bulldog

F G C

was gone.

[Verse 6]

Now, down in the state of Tennessee, there's the strangest

legend that you ever did see.

Nobody knows the answer 'cause nobody seen, nobody 'cept ol'

F G C

Ballin' Keen.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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