Charlie Daniels白內障開刀

最近有謠言Charlie Daniels眼睛瞎了，其實他的視力因為白內障的關係而下降，但已用最先進的手術開刀，預估視力很快會恢復過來。


Charlie Daniels 1936年出生於北卡羅萊納州Wilmington，他是一位成功的鄉村搖滾歌手與小提琴手，這個樂團曾在電影Urban Cowboy「都市牛仔」當中現身演出，但自1994年起改唱福音歌曲。

Charlie Daniels Band排行榜名次最好的歌是1979年二週第3名的The Devil Went Down To Georgia，他們的成名曲是1973年第9名的Uneasy Rider，這首歌以近旁白方式演唱，被描述是一首帶有詼諧味的Novelty Song「異類歌曲」，是一首非常有名的歌。



Uneasy Rider



I was takin' a trip out to L.A.

Toolin' along in my Cheverolet

Tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radio



Just as I crossed the Mississippi line

I heard that highway start to whine

And I knew that left rear tire was about to blow



Well the spare was flat and I got uptight

'Cause there wasn't a filling station in sight

So I just limped on down the shoulder on the rim



I went as far as I could and when I stopped the car

It was right in front of this little bar, a

Kind of a red-neck lookin' joint called the "Dew Drop Inn"



Well I stuffed my hair up under my hat

And told the bartender that I had a flat

And would he be kind enough to give me change for a one



Well there was one thing I was sure proud to see

There wasn't a soul in the place except for him and me and

He just looked disgusted and pointed toward the telephone



I called up the station down the road a ways and

He said he wasn't very busy today

And he could have somebody there in just about 10 minutes or so



He said," Now, you just stay right where yer at!"

And I didn't bother to tell the dern fool

That I sure as hell didn't have anyplace else to go



I just ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar

When some guy walked in and said, "Who owns this car

With the peace sign, the mag wheels and the four on the floor?"



Well he looked at me and I damn near died

And I decided that I'd just wait outside

So I laid a dollar on the bar and headed for the door



Just when I thought I'd get outta there with my skin

These 5 big dudes come strollin' in

With this one old drunk chick and some fella with green teeth



Now I was almost to the door when the biggest one

Said, "You tip your hat to this lady, son!"

And when I did, all that hair fell out from underneath



Now the last thing I wanted was to get into a fight

In Jackson Mississippi on a Saturday night

Especially when there was three of them and only one of me



They all started laughin' and I felt kinda sick

And I knew I better think of something pretty quick

So I just reached out and kicked old green teeth right in the knee



Now he let out a yell that'd curl yer hair

But before he could move I grabbed me a chair

And said "Now watch him Folks cause he's a furly dangerous man!"



"Well you may not know it but this man is a spy.

He's a undercover agent for the FBI

And he's been sent down here to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan!"



He was still bent over holdin' on to his knee

But everybody else was lookin' and listenin' to me

And I laid it on thicker and heavier as I went



I said "Would you believe this man has gone as far

As tearing Wallace stickers off the bumpers of cars

And he voted for George McGovern for President."



"Well he's a friend of them long haired, hippy-type, pinko fags!

I betchya he's even got a commie flag

Tacked up on the wall inside of his garage."



"He's a snake in the grass, I tell ya guys

He may look dumb but that's just a disguise

He's a mastermind in the ways of espionage"



They all started lookin' real suspicious at him and

He jumped up and said "Now just wait a minute Jim!

You know he's lyin' I been livin' here all of my life!"



"I'm a faithful follower of Brother John Birch

And I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church.

And I ain't even got a garage, you can call home and ask my wife!"



Then he started saying somethin' 'bout the way I was dressed

But I didn't wait around to hear the rest

I was too busy movin' and hopin' I didn't run outta luck



And when I hit the ground I was makin' tracks

And they were just taking my car down off the jacks

So I threw the man a twenty and jumped in and fired that mother up



Mario Andretti woulda sure been proud

Of the way I was movin' when I passed that crowd

Comin' out the door and headed toward me at a trot



And I guess I shoulda gone ahead and run

But somehow I just couldn't resist the fun

Of chasin' them all just once around the parking lot



Well they're headed for their car but I hit the gas and

Spun around and headed 'em off at the pass

I was slingin' gavel and puttin' a ton o' dust in the air



Well I had them all out there steppin' and fetchin'

Like their heads was on fire and their asses was catchin'

but I figgered I'd better go ahead and split before the cops got there



When I hit the road I was really wheelin'

Had gravel flyin' and rubber squeelin'

And I didn't slow down till I was almost to Arkansas



Well I think I'm gonna reroute my trip

I wonder if anybody'd think I'd flipped

If I went to L.A., via Omaha