Lyrics Todd Snider

Todd Snider

Digger Dave's Crazy Woman Blues

Digger Dave was a friend of mine

Got himself into a bit of a mess one time

Mindin’ his business, drinkin’ his wine

When he heard a shotgun blast

It wasn’t anything he hadn’t heard before

But then that girl Christine came cryin’ through his door

Screamin’, Yukon Jack told me to get rid of this thing fast

Yukon Jack and Digger Dave sounds like a couple of names

That I might’ve just made up

But I’m tellin’ you, this is the truest story I tell

She set down the gun, took off runnin’

Digger Dave followed and soon came up on that death wish kid from Michigan

He’s layin’ there shot up all to hell

He got a death wish since they come up from the lower forty-eight

And they’d all be drinkin’ vodka for two days straight

When the fist fight started, it was already too late

For anyone to keep any peace

No one could remember what the fight was about but

By all accounts the kid pulled the first gun out

In self-defense beyond a shadow of a doubt

Is what they all agreed to tell the police

Digger Dave said, No, y’all are on your own with this

Walked over to A.J.’s and drank himself pissed

Cop yellow tape was strung out all over the place

When he finally come walkin’ back out

A victim of circumstance if ever there was one

Last time I saw him he said that he had just done

A year and a half for what he called lettin’ that crazy bitch into his

house

Got a new song about it though, sang it for me behind the club

It said, “Crazy woman blues, I got the crazy woman blues

I got the crazy woman blues

I never shoulda let her into my house”

Said it’s like, “Crazy woman blues, I got the crazy woman blues

I got the crazy woman blues

I never shoulda let her into my house”

Only one way to know how far is just far enough

You gotta go a little bit too far, and then back up

Back up and hope hard luck ain’t on your side

The town council had already planned to meet

About all the drinkin’ and druggin’ down there on Brunell Street

About a little bit too late I guess

At least for that kid that died

Crazy woman blues, crazy woman blues

Crazy woman blues, I never shoulda let her into my house

I got the crazy woman blues, the crazy woman blues

Crazy woman blues, I never shoulda let her in the house