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Key to the Highway

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Nat Reese singing "Key to the Highway"

I got the key, key to the highway
Booked out and I’m bound to go
I’m gonna leave here runnin’ ‘cause
Walkin’s much too slow

I got up, up this mornin’
And I put on my highway shoes
Know it wasn’t too long til I
Had those highway blues

"Key to the Highway" was written by Big Bill Broonzy. Nat Reese recorded it on Save a Seat For Me, Crooked Road Music Series, Virginia Folklife Program.
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  • Label: The Crooked Road Series