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