Is Miranda Lambert the Country Artist GOAT?

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

And Stringbean. Don't forget Stringbean.

I mentioned this before: we went to Nashville on a family vacation after the Stringbean murders. The entire city was on edge, I still clearly recall how paranoid and jittery people were. It was creepy as fuck

[Smitty]

STRINGBEAN

When they found Stringbean murdered
He was laying in the front room and his wife was on the lawn
Wads of hundreds in his pockets and none of it was gone
It was rumored there were thousands in the cellar in some jars
A three-room shack, no plumbing, a Cadillac in the yard

When they found Stringbean murdered
No one at The Opry quite knew what to say
Paranoia and suspicion in Nashville USA
Country stars built mansions with high stone-walls and gates
It was Grandpa Jones that found him that way

When they found Stringbean murdered
There were hints and allegations and panic on the farms
If this could happen to him, we better take up arms
Old-timers took the money they had hidden in some jars
And opened up bank accounts to shelter them from harm

When they found Stringbean murdered
The letter from his mother was no doubt by his heart
The scarecrow stayed in the field to memorialize his lot
The treasure remained hidden safe behind the hearth
Until time and bulldozers made their mark

When they found Stringbean murdered
There was shock and trepidation in rural USA
The Depression Generation opened bank accounts next day
The killers were convicted and sent away to stay
It was Grandpa Jones that found them that way

Grandpa Jones found them that way
Grandpa Jones ate breakfast alone until his dying day


Patterson Hood – December 2006 (office, Athens GA) / January 21, 2007