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Simpson · 03-16-2007, 07:43 PM

At the Ottawa shows I went to in November, Gord told us about Elvis' cover of EARLY MORNIN' RAIN.

"I heard [Elvis] sing this song, once. I liked it, except for one thing. He changed a lyric.
The line was originally 'As cold and drunk as I can be' He changed it to 'As cold and drunk as I might be.' Yeah - one little word. But, I liked the change and I've been singing his version ever since."

One little word? I found that hysterical.

Elvis' version is on YouTube somewhere.

Simpson.

03-16-2007, 07:43 PM	#26
Simpson Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Carleton Place, Ont. Posts: 11	At the Ottawa shows I went to in November, Gord told us about Elvis' cover of EARLY MORNIN' RAIN. "I heard [Elvis] sing this song, once. I liked it, except for one thing. He changed a lyric. The line was originally 'As cold and drunk as I can be' He changed it to 'As cold and drunk as I might be.' Yeah - one little word. But, I liked the change and I've been singing his version ever since." One little word? I found that hysterical. Elvis' version is on YouTube somewhere. Simpson. __________________ I am a farmer, I work in the fields all day.