John Lee Hooker: Motor City is Burning | Song-Factsheet

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Song «Motor City is Burning» von John Lee Hooker.

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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1968 (Album), 1967 09 26 (Rec.)
Label: Bluesway BLS 6012
Songwriter James Burke Oden & Al Smith
Produktion: Al Smith
Genre: Blues - Urbanblues - Detroit-Blues

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Personen und Querverweise

John Lee Hooker
James Burke Oden
Al Smith
Al Smith

Lyrics

Oh, the motor city's burnin' It ain't no thing in the world that I can do Don't ya know Don't ya know the big D is burnin'? Ain't no thing in the world that Johnny can do My home town burnin' down to the ground Worser than Viet Nam Well, it started on 12th and Clairmont, this mornin' I just don't know what it's all about Well, it started on 12th and Clairmont, this mornin' I don't know what it's all about The fire wagon kept comin' The snipers just wouldn't let 'em put it out Fire bomb bustin' all around me An' soldiers was ev'rywhere Well, fire bomb fallin' all around me And soldiers standin' ev'rywhere I could hear the people screaming Sirens fill the air I don't know what the trouble is I can't stay around to find it out I don't know, I don't know What the trouble is, this mo'nin' I just can't stay around to find it out Takin' my wife an my family And little Johnny Lee is clearin' out The motor city's burnin' Ain't a thing that I can do Well, the motor city's burnin' Ain't a thing that I can do I just hope, people It'll never happen to you Yes, yes, I could hear the fireman Said, 'Look, get outta here It's too hot'