Detour

[Verse 1: Jimmy Wakely]
Headin' down life's crooked road
Lots of things I never knowed
And because of me not knowin', I now pine
Trouble got in the trail
Spent the next five years in jail
Should have read that detour sign

[Chorus]
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead
Detour, paid no mind to what it said
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign

[Spoken Interlude: Jimmy Wakely]
One of our guests introduced this song in 1946. Here is Wesley Tuttle to sing it for ya

[Verse 2: Wesley Tuttle]
When I got right to the place
Where it said "About Face"
I guessed that all a' my worries were behind
But the further I go
The more sorrow I know
Should have read that detour sign

[Chorus]
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead
Detour, paid no mind to what it said
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign

[Spoken Interlude: Jimmy Wakely]
Another very fine guest: a Capitol recording artist that you all know and love, to sing another verse for you– Merle Travis!

[Verse 3: Merle Travis]
When I got stuck in the mud
All my hopes dropped with a thud
And I guess that my heart strings are made of twine
Had no willpower to get
From this hole that I'm in yet
Should have read that detour sign

[Chorus]
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead
Detour, paid no mind to what it said
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign