December 11, 1964
♪ ♫"...so I got me a pencil
And a moleskin book
When I heard Bertha Franklin
Shot and killed Sam Cooke
I wrote down
December 11th 1964
Ain't gonna be 'Twistin
The Night Away' no more
It took 15 minutes
For the jury to decide
The cause o' death
Was justified homicide
Eliza Boyer wasn't called
By the prosecution
Then she was arrested
For prostitution
The Hacienda Motel
Had a busted down door
Sam's wallet and his money
Was never accounted for..."♪ ♫
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Count My Blessings by Ray Wylie Hubbard
Jan 22, 1931 - Dec 11, 1964