The Man Behind The Drums - Robert Earl Keen

We left New York City, with nuthin' but a song

She’ll be coming' 'round the mountain when she comes

We wound up in Woodstock, at an old time jamboree

Came to see the man behind the drums

Levon digs the doghouse, playing in The Band

When he locks in to that backbeat it ain’t hard to understand

Get your body movin', celebrate your soul

Levon digs the doghouse, that’s sho-nuff rock and roll

Son of a plain dirt farmer, from southeast Arkansas

He was born in a bare ramblin' shoe

Up and down the highway, and all around the world

Laying down the rhythm and the blues

Levon digs the doghouse, playing in The Band

When he locks in to that backbeat it ain’t hard to understand

Get your body movin', celebrate your soul

Levon digs the doghouse, that’s sho-nuff rock and roll

We were hangin' from the rafters, singing every song

That big barn band was hot as it could be

Up there in the spotlight, the man behind the drums

Was takin' all the load off for you and me

Levon digs the doghouse, playing in The Band

When he locks in to that backbeat it ain’t hard to understand

Get your body movin', celebrate your soul

Levon digs the doghouse, that’s sho-nuff rock and roll

Yea, Levon digs the doghouse, that’s sho-nuff rock and roll