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I went down to Taneytown
I went down to Taneytown
To see what I could seeMy mama told me never go
I'm damn near twenty two years old
Sometimes I fear this holler swallow meShe ran off to Gettysburg
Went off with that new beau of hers
I snuck off after darkIt's a long way down the county road
The stars were bright and the moon was low
Down to where the black top highway startsI went down to Taneytown
I went down to Taneytown
I went down to see what I could seeNow everybody stared at me
You'd think that they ain't never seen
A colored boy beforeWell they chunked at me and called me names
They'd have whopped me sure but the sheriff came
I slipped off ran through the dry goods storeI ran down Division Street
Some of them boys followed me
Down to the railroad trackThere's four of them and I can't fight
But I had my old Randall knife

I cut that boy and I never did look backI went down to Taneytown
I went down to Taneytown
I went down to see what I could seeCross the fields and woods I run
Like a bullet from a rabbit gun
Back home to my bedNow Ma came in from Gettysburg
Her and that new beau of hers
"Boy you look like hell"; alls she saidA month went by without a word
Somebody down the holler heard
About that boy they hungHe begged those men to spare his life
But I dropped my bloody Randall knife
He picked it up so they thought he was the one, yeahI went down to Taneytown
I went down to Taneytown
I ain't goin' back there anymore

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Steve Earle (born Stephen Fain Earle on January 17, 1955, in San Antonio, Texas) is a singer-songwriter best known for his country music and rock 'n roll tinged "alt-country." He is also a published writer, a keen political activist (particularly in protesting against the death penalty in the U.S., as in his song "Ellis Unit One" from the movie Dead Man Walking), and has written and directed a play. Earle also had small roles on the HBO television shows "The Wire" and "Treme". His sister Stacey Earle is also an acclaimed singer-songwriter, as is his most recent wife, Allison Moorer, whom he wed in 2005. His first son from an earlier marriage is the singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, named for Earle's hero Townes Van Zandt.

In 1975, at the age of 20, Earle moved to Nashville and began working as a songwriter. In these early days, he recorded with Guy Clark and Emmylou Harris. He finally scored a country hit in 1981, writing Johnny Lee's top ten cut "When You Fall In Love." Earle's early work as a performer tended towards the rockabilly sound, popular at the time. In 1986, his first proper album Guitar Town was a critical and commercial success. It sold over 300,000 copies and led some to herald him as a saviour of country music.

Earle long struggled with drug abuse. His addiction eventually caused a departure from performing and recording after he was dropped by MCA in 1991. Whilst in jail on drug and firearm charges, he kicked the habit and returned to music after his release in 1994.

Earle's "second, post-jail, musical career" has been more stylistically diverse than his early material, dipping in acoustic, bluegrass, and roots rock sounds. I Feel Alright and Transcendental Blues met with good reviews and decent sales. 2002's somewhat controversial Jerusalem was one of the first albums to directly address the September 11 attacks. It brought Earle's leftist views to media attention, especially the song "John Walker's Blues."

His sister Stacey Earle is also an acclaimed singer-songwriter, as is his most recent wife, Allison Moorer, whom he wed in 2005.

His latest album of original material I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive was released in 2011. Songfacts reports that one of the tracks, This City, got played on HBO’s New Orleans based show Treme several months before the album‘s release. Earle, who plays a recurring street musician, composed the song especially for the drama series.

Earle has also released a tribute album of material written by friend and mentor Townes Van Zandt, entitled Townes.

For more information and photographs of Steve Earle go to his official website, www.SteveEarle.com.


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