Written by: Paul Westmoreland
Detour Lyrics
Headed down life's crooked roadLots of things I never knowed
And the cause of me not knowin' I now pine
Trouble got in the trail
Spent the next five years in jail
Should have read that detour sign
Detour, there's muddy road ahead
Detour, paid no mind what it said
Detour, all these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
When I got right to the place
Where it said about face
I thought all my worries were behind
But the farther I go
The more sorrow I know
Should have read that detour sign
Detour, there's muddy road ahead
Detour, paid no mind what it said
Detour, all these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
When I got stuck in the mud
All my hopes dropped with a thud
I reckon my heartstrings are made of twine
I got no willpower to get
From the hole that I'm in yet
Should have read that detour sign
Detour, there's muddy road ahead
Detour, paid no mind what it said
Detour, all these bitter things I find
Should have read lord
Should have read that detour sign
Detour Singers
1. Jimmy Walker accompanied by Paul Westmoreland and His Pecos River Boys October 1945 (First recording in October 1945) 2. Wesley Tuttle and His Texas Stars January 19463. Spade Cooley and His Orchestra (billboard hit 1946) February 1946
4. Elton Britt March 1946 5. Jack Rivers and His Muddy Creek Cowboys May 1946 6. Patti Page with Orch. accomp. directed by Jack Rael (billboard hit 1951) August 1951 6. Ferlin Husky November 1959 7. Bill Haley and His Comets August 1960 8. Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys May 1964 9. Jack Elliott 1964 10. Bill Choate 1964 11. Dean Martin November 1965 12. Mel Carter 1965 13. Bobby Vinton 1966 14. Marilyn Maye 1968 15. Bill Keith 1976 16. Willie Nelson and Leon Russell June 1979 17. The Country Gentlemen November 1983 18. Jerry Jeff Walker January 22, 1991 19. Belinda Gail 2003 20. Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra Feat. Duane Eddy 2005 21. Cyndi Lauper featuring Emmylou Harris May 6, 2016 22. Carolyn Martin 2018 23. Hawaiian Pistoleros June 4, 2019.
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