When Sinatra Played Juarez - Tom Russell

Uncle Tommy Gabriel, he played the blue piano

While Frank and Ava Gardener danced the wild Juaurenzi tango

Those were truly golden years my Uncle Tommy said

But everything’s gone straight to Hell since Sinatra played Juarez

I wish life was still like that my Uncle Tommy said

But everything’s gone straight to Hell since Sinatra played Juarez

You could get a cheap divorce, get your Pontiac tuck and rolled

You could take your dolly to the dog track in her cheap chinchilla stole

The Fiesta Club, The Chinese Palace, The Old Kentucky Bar

The matadors and baseball heroes and great big movie stars

Those were truly golden years my Uncle Tommy said

Cause everything’s gone straight to Hell since Sinatra played Juarez

Now Uncle Tommy Gabriel he still plays Fats Domino

He speaks that border Spanglish well, Heowns a carpet store

He lives out on his pecan farm, I don’t cross the bridge he says

Cause everything’s gone straight to Hell since Sinatra played Juarez

Those were truly golden years my Uncle Tommy said

But everything’s gone straight to Hell since Sinatra played Juarez

Everything’s gone straight to Hell since Sinatra played Juarez