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Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley - The Old Country (1961).
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley
Alto Saxophone
Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Vocals
Sam Jones
Sam Jones
Bass
Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
Cornet
Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
Drums
Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Curtis Lewis
Curtis Lewis
Songwriter
Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Morgan
Tom Morgan
Producer
Andy Wiswell
Andy Wiswell
Producer
Larry Walsh
Larry Walsh
Mastering Engineer
Michael Cuscuna
Michael Cuscuna
Reissue Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hey, you old man sittin' by the lonesome road
It's 'bout time you're quittin' life's old tiresome load
You're so sad and lonely, got no family
Just an old man from some old country
[Verse 2]
You ain't sired no children, ain't none by your side
You left all your women, ain't you satisfied?
Don't just sit there clingin' to a memory
Of a love left in some old country
[Verse 3]
Don't nobody need you, old man, 'cause nobody calls your name
Nobody, not even a whisper, what a doggone shame
So the cold grim reaper has no sympathy
You won' see your homeland, 'cept through me
Written by: Curtis Lewis, Nat Adderley
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