Tennessee Stud Meat Puppets

"Tennessee Stud" by Meat Puppets is a #Rock song released in 1994. The lyrics tell the story of a legendary horse, symbolizing freedom and adventure. Themes of wanderlust and resilience are prominent. Musically, it features a blend of alternative rock with a twangy, country influence. The song reflects a sense of Americana and has contributed to the band's cult status.

[Verse 1]
In eighteen hundred and twenty-five
I left Tennessee very much alive
I never would have made it through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been ridin on the Tennessee stud
I had a little trouble with my sweetheart's pa
One of her brothers was a bad outlaw
I wrote a letter to my Uncle Fud
And I rode away on the Tennessee stud

[Chorus]
And the Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes green
He had the nerve and he had the blood
Never was a horse like the Tennessee stud

[Verse 2]
Drifted down into no man's land
Across the river called the Rio Grande
I raced my horse with the Spaniard's fold
And I won me a bag full of silver and gold
Me and the Spainiard, we couldn't agree
We got in a fight over Tennessee
Pulled our pistols and he fell with a thud
And I rode away on my Tennessee stud

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