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Whitewash County Lyrics — Elton John | Dork

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Elton John
Whitewash County Lyrics

Lyrics

Whitewash County

From The One1992

Written by Bernie Taupin, Elton John

Produced by Chris Thomas

Lyrics

Whitewash County

[Verse 1] Tonight it's hot down here I can almost smell the rain And I can almost taste the fear Behind your name Fans turning on the ceiling I feel sticky as a chili dog White boys howling in the evening On that hollow log [Chorus] Tall tales down the river Say we aim to bury the truth But the right hand just delivered The devil in a suit And he talks big in Whitewash County Talks sweet as sugar cane Got a past that's filled with lightning Got a future filled with rain [Verse 2] Bug buzzing in an empty glass Fiddle scratching some lazy tune We're just some place that history passed New dust, new broom And it's a high hot buttered moon He's got a shiny new wax face Swears the South's gonna rise again soon All over the place [Chorus] [Verse 3] Rain down on Whitewash County Smell the air coming up the line Well you've changed your face so often But you never change your mind

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About this track

"Whitewash County" is a song by Elton John from the album The One, released in 1992. The song was written by Bernie Taupin, Elton John. It was produced by Chris Thomas.

Elton John profile →The One album →Track profile →

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Andy Strange— 41 credits as producer →
Pino Palladino— 341 credits as songwriter & producer →
Olle Romo— 102 credits as songwriter & producer →
David Nicholas— 19 credits as producer →
Davey Johnstone— 221 credits as songwriter →
Elton John— 1,309 credits as songwriter & producer →
Guy Babylon— 65 credits as keyboards →

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