kirky Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 can anyone remember it or who sung it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titian Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Run Run Billy Porter By: Shadows Of Knight (Kasenetz/Katz) 1969 Annie came to town this morning Lookin' for her cheatin' man She said Billy Porter hadn't done what he oughta And she's gonna get him if she can You better run run Billy Porter She's got a gun gun Billy Porter You better run (You better run) Billy stayed out all evening And he didn't come home at all And while Annie was a sleepin' her Billy was a-creepin' Creepin' up a Ellie May's wall You better run run Billy Porter She's got a gun gun Billy Porter You better run (You better run) Last time I saw Billy He was headin' on over the hill Well he took Billy flyin' tears and a cryin' [need help with this line!] I'm gonna catch you yes I will You better run run Billy Porter She's got a gun gun Billy Porter You better run (You better run) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellis Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 billy porter was sang by mick ronson classic track was never the hit it deserved to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoworking Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Originally posted by panda79 billy porter was sang by mick ronson classic track was never the hit it deserved to be That's correct. "Billy Porter" was on the the 1974 Mick Ronson LP "Play Don't Worry". The Shadows Of Knight track "Run Run Billy Porter" is a different song from the late 60s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted October 5, 2004 Author Share Posted October 5, 2004 Originally posted by mojoworking The Shadows Of Knight track "Run Run Billy Porter" is a different song from the late 60s i thought i didn't reconise the words...there's me thinking i was going mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted October 5, 2004 Author Share Posted October 5, 2004 kazaa has no record of it..gutted:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoroughGal Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Did Mick Ronson have something to do with David Bowie...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titian Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 oops sorry, it was the first thing I found and didn't think there would be that many songs about billy porter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titian Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 is this it? BILLY PORTER Album : Play Don't Worry 1975 (Words & Music : Mick Ronson) Walking down an empty road I saw a man in old grey clothes A stranger Passing by he smiled at me But when I looked I realised the danger For his eyes they looked so empty and cold And something told me that I'm gonna be rolled In my pocket only cents and dimes But then for them he'd gladly kill me Walking past and walking fast I managed just to slip around a corner Thought he'd hear my running feet As I went pounding down the street Like thunder Well I've never heard my heart beat so fast And I've never been so scared in the past And I never ever realised That this place could be evil to me Billy Porter You didn't tell me that I needed a gun Billy Porter When you wrote you said That this place is fun What have I done Well I've never heard my heart beat so fast And I've never been so scared in the past And I never ever realised That this place could be evil to me Let me tell ya' Now Billy's smart and Billy's tough He's good to have When the going's rough He told me "Don't go out on your own at night For if you do you'll have to fight Stay by me" Now he's teaching me Each and every day And I think that in this place I might stay And I never, ever realised What a roughneck I would turn out to be Billy Porter You never told me that I needed a gun Billy Porter When you wrote you said That this place is fun What can be done Billy Porter You never told me that I needed a gun Billy Porter When you wrote you said That this place is fun Billy Porter You never told me that I'd be on the run Billy Porter What would father say if he saw his son Billy Porter You never told me that I needed a gun Billy Porter When you wrote you said That this place is fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Miguel Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Mick Ronson was, I think, in David Bowie's backing band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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