A life-long renegade, singer/songwriter David Allan Coe was one of the most colorful and unpredictable characters in country music history. One of the pioneering artists of the outlaw country movement of the '70s, he didn't have many big hits — only three of his singles hit the Top Ten — but he was among the biggest cult figures in country music throughout his career. Born in Akron, OH, Coe first got into trouble with the law at age nine. As a result, he was sent to reform school. For the next 20 years, he never spent more than a handful of months outside of a correctional facility — he spent much of his twenties in the Ohio State Penitentiary.
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Wille, Waylon, And Me Lyrics

David Allan Coe

I heard the burritos out in California
Could fly higher than the birds
Roger McGuinn had a 12-string guitar
It was like nothing I'd ever heard
And the Eagles flew in from the West Coast
Like the birds they were trying to be free
While in Texas the talk turned to outlaw
Like Willie and Waylon and me
Heyyy
Well they say Texas music in the making
And we been making music that is free
Doing one night stands, playing with our bands
Willie, Waylon and me
Oh Mad Dog
They say the Beatles were just the beginning
Of everything music could be
Just like the stones I was rolling along
Like a ship, lost out on the sea
And Joplin would die for the future
And Dylan would write poetry
And in Texas the talk turned to Outlaw
Like Willie, Waylon and me
Heyyy
My name is David Allen Coe and I'm from Dallas Texas
They say Texas music's in the making
And we been making music that is free
Doing one night stands, playing with our bands
Willie, Waylon and me
Big Jim
I heard the burritos out in California
Could fly higher than the birds
Roger McGuinn had a 12-string guitar
It was like nothing I'd ever heard
And the Eagles flew in from the West Coast
Like the birds they were trying to be free
While in Texas the talk turned to outlaw
Like Willie, Waylon and me