Down The Road A Piece
First performed by Will Bradley - 1940
Written by Don Raye
"Down the Road a Piece," was recorded with a pared-down trio called the "Will Bradley Trio," made of McKinley, Doc Goldberg, and Freddie Slack, with guest vocals by songwriter Don Raye, and would become a rock and roll standard recorded by Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, Jerry Lee Lewis, Amos Milburn, Foghat, Little Feat, Bruce Springsteen, Manfred Mann, and even Willie Dixon, and many others.
Lyrics
If you wanna hear some Boogie, then I know the place
It's just an old piano and a knocked out bass
The drummer man's a guy they call eight beat Mac
You remember Doc and old Beat Me Daddy Slack
Mammy's sellin' chicken fried in bacon grease
Well come along with me boys it's just down the road a piece.
Now there's a place you really get your kicks
It's open every night about twelve to six
If you wanna hear some boogie then you'll get your fill
Puts the eight beat to you like an old steam mill
Come along with me boys 'fore they lose their lease
It's just down the road, down the road a piece.