Sandy Lee - Ballin Keen

      Ballin' Keen:Sandy Lee.
On SANTA FE and CREST Records
in 1959. (Great Rockabilly.)



[Intro]
 Bb Fm G C


[Verse 1]
C
Now, down in the state of Tennessee, there's a real 

cool cat called "Ballin' Keen".
C
He likes to rock an' he likes to roll, he's got rockin' 
            F G C
in his soul.


[Verse 2]
C
Well, last Saturday night about twelve o'clock, down on 

the corner they's startin' to rock.
C
Ballin' Keen was havin' a ball, swingin' 'em short an' 
                  F G C
swingin' em tall.


[Verse 3]
C
Then Bulldog Johnny come strollin' in, six feet six an' 

he ain't no friend.
C
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]
C
Well, Bulldog Johnny sorta cased the place, 'n he looked 

old Ball right square in the face.
C
Ballin' Keen was a-holdin' ground, he said, "me or you, one 
                  F G C
is leavin' town."


[Verse 5]
C
Then the lights went out and they had a fight, everybody 

wondered what happened that night.
C
Nobody saw what was goin' on, when the lights come on Bulldog 
         F G C
was gone.


[Verse 6]
C
Now, down in the state of Tennessee, there's the strangest 

legend that you ever did see.
C
Nobody knows the answer 'cause nobody seen, nobody 'cept ol' 
              F G C
Ballin' Keen.




A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.