Denny Bales

Died With A Smile

Music

Denny Bales

Lyrics

Chuck Bales

Engineer

Bill Blue

Producer

Denny Bales

Players

Denny Bales - Guitar, Bass, Drum Machine, Backing Vocal
Rick Nichols - Vocal

About

After seeing the lyrics my brother had written, I was hearing a country flavor for the music. Not being a country artist by nature, I was inspired by some friends of mine in a local country band

Lyrics

A broken down rambler
Who passed for a gambler
Had all of his money at stake
Threw away aces
To fill in the spaces to an
Ace high royal in spades
But as he was beginning
To rake in more winnings
Than he'd ever seen in one place
He clutched for his heart
Fell into his cards
Cashed in his chips you might say

But he died with a smile on his face
Died with a smile on his face
Life-time of losin' was not such a waste
Died with a smile on his face

A wealthy old lecher
Pursuing the pleasures
That only a young girl can hide
Finally got lucky
With a girl who loved money
Enough to become the man's bride
But right in the midst of connubial bliss
A cardiac put him away
The girl of his dreams
Was the last that he'd seen
And he died in the bargain he made

But he died with a smile on his face
Died with a smile on his face
This moment of please
Was well worth the chase
'cause he died with a smile on his face

Old Jack the dancer
Was dyin' of cancer
And suffering terrible pain
When a kindly old soul
Gave a case of Old Crow
To help poor old Jackie maintain
Early next morning
His friends were forlorn
To see Jackie had passed away
And they could not explain
How in spite of his pain
He died with that smile on his face

Well he died with smile on his face
Died with a smile on his face
No need to embalm him
He drank the whole case
And he died with a smile on his face
Died with a smile on his face
Died with a smile on his face
That moment of pleasure
Was well worth the chase
'cause he died with a smile on his face