Broadside Ballad
Song Information
Song Title
Broadside Ballad
Song Origin
Original
Written By
Daniel Donato
Song Stats
Shortest Version
03:07 (2023-10-07)
Longest Version
11:54 (2024-11-02)
Total Times Played
89
Longest Gap
2023-07-1510 2023-09-08
Longest Streak
2023-10-185 2023-10-22
Song Charts
Shows with Broadside Ballad
  • Brooklyn Bowl Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee 2024-12-14
    Set One
    Half Moon Night, Blame The Train, Gotta Get Southbound, Reuben's Train (FTP) > 1, Minor Swing (FTP) 2, Dark Hollow 1, Drivin' Nails In My Coffin 3, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 3, Long Lonesome Road (FTP) 3 4, Foggy Mountain Top (FTP) 3 5, Loser (FTP) 3 4 6, Broadside Ballad > 6, Hangman's Reel 6
    Set Two
    Workin' Man Blues 5, Truck Drivin' Man 5, Doggone Cowboy 5 7 8, Suspicious Minds (FTP) 5 7 8, Big Iron 5 7 8, Southbound 8 9, Walking in Memphis (FTP) 8 9 10, Snake Farm (FTP) 8 9, Luck Of The Draw > 6 8, Sugar Leg Rag 6 8, Whipping Post 8 11 12 13, Dance In The Desert 6 8
  • The Mexico Incident - Puerto Morelos, Mexico 2024-12-09
    Set One
    Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag, Blame The Train > , Darlin’ Cory, Chore 1, Tell Me I’m A Lover 2, Half Moon Night, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Workin' Man Blues
  • Mission Ballroom - Denver, Colorado 2024-11-16
    Set One
    Dance In The Desert 1, Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train , Blame The Train > , Darlin’ Cory > , Arkansas Traveler, Half Moon Night, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag
    Encore *
    Turn Your Radio On (FTP) 2, Stand At Ease (FTP) , Sleep Now in the Fire (FTP) 3
  • The Bluebird - Bloomington, Indiana 2024-11-02
    Set One
    Hi-Country, Halfway (In Between) > , Forgotten Days > , Valhalla > , I Shall Be Released 1, Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), At The Ball 2, Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train
    Set Two
    Locomotive #9, Rose In A Garden, Fox On The Run > , 'Til The Daylight, Workin' Man Blues, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Doggone Cowboy > , Ghost Riders In The Sky (Instrumental), Ain’t Living Long Like This, Got My Mojo Workin' 3, Luck Of The Draw, Sugar Leg Rag
    Encore
    Boogie Man
  • First Avenue - Minneapolis, Minnesota 2024-10-30
    Set One
    Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Halfway (In Between) > , Forgotten Days > , Valhalla, Drivin' Nails In My Coffin, Honky Tonk Night Time Man, Half Moon Night, 'Til The Daylight > , Fox On The Run, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel
    Set Two
    See Through, Prairie Spin, Yonder, Dance In The Desert 1 2, Sugar Shack 3, Lady Justice
    Encore
    Cosmic Doo Doo > , Rose In A Garden
  • Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, New York 2024-10-25
    Set One
    Workin' Man Blues, Half Moon Night > , Arkansas Traveler, Good Old American Guest, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Lady Justice, Free Wheelin' > 1, Everybody's Talkin' > , Weathervane
    Set Two
    Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train , Ten Feet Of Rope > 1, Double Exposure 2, Got My Mojo Workin' 3, Sunshine In The Rain (Strange Presence), Tumbling Tumbleweeds > , Dance In The Desert 2
    Encore 4
    Box Of Rain (FTP) > 5, Samson And Delilah
  • Ardmore Music Hall - Ardmore, Pennsylvania 2024-10-20
    Set One
    Honky Tonk Night Time Man > , Locomotive #9 > , Rose In A Garden, Love's Gonna Live Here, I Saw The Light, Driftin’ 1, Honky Tonkin’, Blame The Train, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Playing Your Game > 1, Boogie Man > , Ain’t Living Long Like This
    Set Two
    See Through, Halfway (In Between) > , Forgotten Days > 2, Valhalla, Glory, Glory, Hallelujah 3, Lose Your Mind > , Waymore's Blues > , Mystery Train , Justice > , Jessica
    Encore
    Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag
  • The Stone Pony - Asbury Park, New Jersey 2024-10-18
    Set One
    Blame The Train, Workin' Man Blues, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel, Running Gun, Driftin’ 1, Down By The Riverside 2, Down Bedford
    Set Two
    Lady Justice, Ten Feet Of Rope > 1, Double Exposure 3, At The Ball (FTP) 1, Take Me Back (FTP) 2, Prairie Spin, Sugar Shack 4, Luck Of The Draw > , Sugar Leg Rag
    Encore
    That’s What Love Will Make You Do 1 5, Respect 2 5
  • The Mill and Mine - Knoxville, Tennessee 2024-10-11
    Set One
    Locomotive #9, Rose In A Garden, Workin' Man Blues, Blame The Train 1, Cosmic Country Gardens 1, Little Maggie 1 2, Today I Started Loving You Again 1 3, Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms 1, Broadside Ballad > , Hangman's Reel
    Set Two
    See Through, Passing Storm, Hi-Country > , Sweet Tasting Tennessee, Tell Me I’m A Lover 4, Forgotten Days > , Valhalla, Lady Justice
    Encore
    Honky Tonk Night Time Man (FTP) > , Half Moon Night
  • Terminal West - Atlanta, Georgia 2024-10-09
    Set One
    Workin' Man Blues, Blame The Train, Cosmic Country Gardens, Broadside Ballad > 1, Hangman's Reel 1, Ghost Riders In The Sky (Instrumental) 1, Faded Lovin' 1 2, Sugar Shack > 1 2 3, Sliced Milk > 1 2 4, Sugar Shack (Reprise) 1 2 3
    Set Two
    Weathervane > 1, Freedom Jazz Dance 1, Weathervane (Reprise) 1, Prairie Spin 1, Luck Of The Draw > 1, Sugar Leg Rag 1, Edge Of The Mountain 5, Ten Feet Of Rope 6, Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms > , Rose In A Garden, Gotta Get Southbound 1 2
    Encore
    Dance In The Desert 1 2 7
Lyrics

Full o’ whiskey, chock’ a fightin’,

He could punch like fourth proof lightnin’.

Could shoot the tail right off a squealin’ pig .

Fought bargers also flatters,

to him it didn’t matter.

Broadside Ballads often get too big.

Known for his short fuse,

For any actin’ unamused.

Put another feather in his cap.

King of keelboatin’ fame,

Never once pulled up lame.

‘Til the day he left the old Massassap… 


The one and only big Mike Fink,

Pushed that river to the brink.

Charging up and down the Ohio.

Did ya know, did ya think,

That your boat would never sink? 

Bullies, and braggarts come and go…


Eighteen fifteen called you West,

But the rockies were not blessed.

Faithful Amy always by your side.

Lifetime of expedition,

To hell with your tradition.

Why’d you have to take one more ride? 

Barroom bluster trades for clout,

Could’ve used a scrap of doubt.

When that drunken stupor,

Made your rifle slow.

Mug ‘o beer top Amy’s head,

Aimed too low and now she’s dead.

So Talbot dropped the curtain on your show… 


The one and only big Mike Fink,

Pushed that river to the brink.

Charging up and down the Ohio.

Did ya know, did ya think,

Hard to see when you don’t blink.

Bullies, and braggarts come and go…



The one and only big Mike Fink,

Pushed that river to the brink.

Charging up and down the Ohio.

Did ya know, did ya think,

Hard to see when you don’t blink.

Bullies, and braggarts come and go…

Did ya know, did ya think,

That your boat would never sink? 

Bullies, and braggarts come and go…

Bullies, and braggarts come and go…