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Tele​-​Pickin' Bandit

from Tele​-​Pickin' Bandit by Dusty Woods

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(3:02): Good-for-nothing, no-account Tele-pickin' bandit, playing in a four-piece Bandit band... Light-hearted, mid-speed country rock about the road and the pickers who travel it. Title track for Dusty's country album commemorating his 50th year as an entertainer. (Who'd 'a thunk it?)

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Chorus
Well, he's just a travellin', Tele-pickin' bandit
Making his living in the bars of the land
He's just a good-for-nothing Tele-pickin' bandit
Playing in a four-piece bandit band.

Verse 1:
He had a home once, that's all behind him
Sit-down desk job, a loving wife
Gave it all up for the ways of a gypsy
Gave it up for the bandit life.

Chorus
Well, he's just a travellin, Tele-pickin' bandit
Making his living in the bars of the land
Good-for-nothing, no-account Tele-pickin' bandit
Playing in a four-piece bandit band.

Verse 2
Well nobody sees the lonely hotel rooms
Nobody sees the broke-down trucks
They just see him pickin' and a-grinnin'
Sit around cussin' him for all his luck.
(Yes, they do)

Verse 3
I've been doing my best to imitate you
Learning to do the things you do
Hey, Mr. Bandit, can I go with you?
I want to be a bandit too.

Chorus
Well, he's just a travellin, Tele-pickin' bandit
Making his living in the bars of the land
Good-lookin', no-account Tele-pickin' bandit
Playing in a four-piece bandit band.

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from Tele​-​Pickin' Bandit, released July 12, 2018
Lead vocal and harmonies, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, drum machine, words, music: Dusty Woods.

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Dusty Woods Clementsvale, Nova Scotia

Born in BC, Canada in 1947, Dusty started performing in bands in his early teens. He was always honing his craft, learning stagecraft from more experienced performers.

Dusty passed away in Nova Scotia in 2017. The man is gone, but his music lives on. Dusty's online presence is managed by Mrs. Dusty (Jeri-Lynn Woods). My goal is to share the magic and keep the Dusty Woods legacy alive. ... more

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