The Day My Baby Died
Can anyone tell me where i might be able to download this song and find the lyrics. It's hysterical. Thanks
Dear Sexbomb,
Here you go:
The Day My Baby Died
Well, I left my home when I was twenty-two
But I never did find my time or place
It's just the kind of thing a man has to do
With a scar on his soul like the one on his face
And the emptiness inside
It was the day my baby died
It was a Sunday June mornin' and the sun broke high
I had a smile on my face and I knew just why
Didn't hear no warnin', didn't fear no storm
'Cause I knew for sure on that very morn
That girl was gonna be my bride
It was the day my baby died
In her long white gown and her bridal bouquet
How I begged her not to plow the field that day
Though her beauty never stops, she felt a duty to her crops
She jumped in the old John Deere, and she drove away
She said,"Baby, don't ya worry, this'll only take a minute"
But the wheel caught her gown and dragged her down in it
Imagine my surprise when I looked her in the eyes
Oh, my God, I couldn't believe it -- the tractor cut her down a size
(slowly, with feeling)
Oh, how the hands of fate they cracked her
'Neath the wheels of her daddy's tractor
There was blood on the corn, and brains on the hay (hey, hey)
I ran as fast as I could, but all I found
Was chunks of my sweety smeared all around
Big hunks of my darlin' on the cold, cold ground
Oh....Yeah!
Ah, true poetry.
By the way, this song came from the fertile mind of Phil Alden Robinson, the co-writer of the screenplay. I'm the guy who played Elgart, the singer of this masterpiece.
Enjoy,
Russ Buchanan
Thank you so much.
shareThanks, Russ!
As I mentioned in a previous post, I thought your performance of this song stole the whole show. TOO FUNNY!
No doubt!! In my opinion, this is the single most funny performance ever!! My stepsister and I grew up watching this movie CONSTANTLY, and even now when I've had a bad day and need a good laugh I put in the Rhinestone DVD and select this scene and laugh my butt off!!
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I don't understand why everyone was laughing at the song! I don't think id laugh at some guys wife dying? I guess I just don't understand haha!?
shareThis song is hilarious. I am watching this movie right now on TV and I'm LOLing.
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This is a very old post, and I have no idea if you'll ever see it, but you stole the whole movie with that scene, sir. Not just the awesome singing, but the tears in your eyes--the hilariously wounded expression on your face--when you said, "That really happened to my Loretta," (I think it was Loretta?) were just fantastic. I haven't seen the movie since it was on cable in the 80s, but I remember you, and that scene, clearly.
*****
People said love was blind, but what they meant was that love blinded them.
Hi Sidgirl-
Thanks for the nice words.
Though it was about a million years ago, I still remember getting the call for this audition. Fellow studio singer Gene Moreford called to tell me about a movie gig he didn't want to audition for because the part was too goofy. Well, "goofy" was all I needed to hear -- I called the casting director and set up my read for the following day. When I saw Phil Alden Robinson's lyrics I knew I had to have that part. Fortunately, they agreed and I became Elgart.
Again, thanks -
Russ Buchanan
And I am so glad you did!!! I have loved this movie, and your performance since the 80s, Rhinestone is one of my all time favorite movies. I watched it again last night with my four year old and she loves it too, so you have a new generation of fans! Long live Loretta!
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