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Westbound Number 9
15,767
R&B/Soul
Westbound Number 9 was released on January 1, 1970 by Vex as a part of the album Westbound Number 9
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1970
LabelVex
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM121

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Flaming Ember
Flaming Ember
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ronald Dunbar
Ronald Dunbar
Composer
D. Dumas
D. Dumas
Composer
Edith Wayne
Edith Wayne
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
B. Holland
B. Holland
Producer
L. Dozier
L. Dozier
Producer
E Holland
E Holland
Producer
Holland-Dozier-Holland
Holland-Dozier-Holland
Producer

Lyrics

Westbound #9
The Flaming Ember
Catching the westbound number nine
Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind
Gonna leave while I've got my peace of mind
On the westbound number nine
Sittin' on the bank of Holy Creek down by the county line
I can hear the sound of Old Boss and Lazy Horse--he's howlin' right on time
He's howlin' at the sound of the #9 comin' down the line
And my mind catches a ride on the westbound number nine
And my mind catches a ride on the westbound number nine
Catching the westbound number nine
Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind
Gonna leave while I've got my peace of mind
On the westbound number nine
My Pa is with his moonshine friends
Drinkin Deacon Jones' bathtub gin
Deacon Jones preachin' about savin' souls
Yellin' out how the whole town is full of sin
But like Pa and all the rest
He tries to look down Bobbie Sue's low-cut dress
And my mind catches a ride on the westbound number nine
And my mind catches a ride on the westbound number nine
Ma, I see you're ashamed to look me in the face
As if I was nothing but a past mistake
Sittin' there at night when Pa comes stumblin' in
Full of the Deacon's bathtub gin
Swearin' and a-cussin' that I wasn't no kin
I heard his name but Ma knows what he should have been
Westbound number nine
Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind
Gonna leave while I've got my peace of mind
On the westbound number nine
Catching the westbound number nine
Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind
Gonna leave while I've got my peace of mind
On the westbound number nine
Written by: D. Dumas, Edith Wayne, Ronald Dunbar
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