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