Cut Across Shorty - Rod Stewart video free download

Track 6. 'Cut Across Shorty'. From the album 'Gasoline Alley'.

Written by Wayne Walker, Marijohn Wilkin

Musicians - (Take your pick from the following list? Any clarification for the line up on this track would be welcome).

Acoustic Guitar [Uncredited For Instrument] - Martin Quittenton

Acoustic Guitar [Uncredited] - Rod Stewart

Bass - Ronnie Lane

Bass [Uncredited] - Ron Wood

Bass - Pete Sears

Drums - Kenny Jones

Drums [Uncredited For Instrument] - Mickey Waller

Guitar - Ron Wood

Mandolin - Stanley Matthews

Slide Guitar - Sam Mitchell

Violin [Uncredited] - Dennis O'Flynn , Dick Powell

Vocals - Rod Stewart

Vocals [Uncredited] - Ronnie Lane

Produced by Lou Reizner , Rod Stewart

♪♫ Now a country boy named Shorty

and a city boy named Dan

had to prove who could run the fastest

to wed Miss Lucy's hand

Now Dan had all the money

and he also had the looks

But Shorty musta had that something boys

that can't be found in books

Chorus:

Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across

That's what Miss Lucy said

Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across

You know it's you that I wanna wed

Wait a minute

Now Dan had been in training

about a week before the race

He made up his mind old Shorty

would end in second place

You know Dan with his long legs flying

he left Shorty far behind

Shorty heard him holler out

Miss Lucy that you'll soon be mine

(Chorus)

But Shorty wasn't worried

There was a smile upon his face

'Cause old Lucy had fixed the race

And just like that old story

about the turtle and the hare, you know that thing

when Danny crossed over the finish line

he found Shorty waiting there

(Chorus)

It's you that I wanna wed, no no

And oh Lord it's you I wanna wed

................It's you that I wanna wed ♪♫

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N.B. after being instantly copyright blocked on upload, this became 'live' eight months later, 6th February 2011, which was nice ;-j

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