Story Behind The Song

STORY OF JOSEPH NASH MCDOWELL, MD. AND HIS, AND OTHERS, USE OF "MARK TWAIN'S CAVE."

Lyrics

MAD DOCTOR MCDOWELL
By BILL BEACH

VERSE 1:

D Bm
JOSEPH NASH MCDOWELL, MISSOURI MD
D Bm
ROBBING GRAVES TO LEARN ANATOMY
D
TAUGHT HIS CLASSES IN MARK TWAIN'S CAVE
Em A
KEPT HIS DAUGHTER IN A JAR TO SAVE

CHORUS:
Bm7 Em7
MILES AND MILES
Bm G - A
OF CROOKED AISLES
Bm7
YOU COULD WANDER
Em7
DAY AND NIGHT
Em7 A
THE END'S JUST OUT OF SIGHT

VERSE 2:
D Bm
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE
D Bm
THE MOB WAS SURE HE WAS CAUGHT THIS TIME
D
ONE OF HIS PATIENTS MISSING FROM HER GRAVE
Em A
HIS DEAD MOTHER'S TIP LEFT AN EMPTY CAVE

CHORUS:
Bm7 Em7
MILES AND MILES
Bm G - A
OF CROOKED AISLES
Bm7
YOU COULD WANDER
Em7
DAY AND NIGHT
Em7 A
THE END'S JUST OUT OF SIGHT

VERSE 3:
D Bm
MAD DOC MCDOWELL CONCEALED HIS HATE
D Bm
CONFEDERATE SUPPORTER IN A UNION STATE
D
STOCKPILED DEEP IN THE DOCTOR'S CAVE
Em A
CANONS AND MUSKETS HE HID AWAY

CHORUS:
Bm7 Em7
MILES AND MILES
Bm G - A
OF CROOKED AISLES
Bm7
YOU COULD WANDER
Em7
DAY AND NIGHT
Em7 A
THE END'S JUST OUT OF SIGHT

VERSE 4:
D Bm
JESSE JAMES RODE WITH QUANTRILL'S RAIDERS
D Bm
STASHED THE LOOT TO THE CAVE, FROM THE SAVERTON TRAIN
D
READ THEIR NAMES IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Em A
LAUGHING AS THEY PLANNED THEIR NEXT CAPER

CHORUS:
Bm7 Em7
MILES AND MILES
Bm G - A
OF CROOKED AISLES
Bm7
YOU COULD WANDER
Em7
DAY AND NIGHT
Em7 A
THE END'S JUST OUT OF SIGHT