Old 97'sare an "alt-country" band originally based in Dallas, Texas. The group formed in 1993 and took their name from a song popularized by Johnny Cash, "Wreck of the Old '97." They describe themselves as a rock band with influences as varied as The Kinks, The Beatles, Pixies, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, and Merle Haggard. The band often performs country standards made famous by the latter two musicians, and has interspersed a number of these on their half-dozen albums over the last decade. Old 97's have been heralded as a great live band, although they claim to never rehearse their act. They included five live songs as a bonus disc on Satellite Rides, and released a live double CD set recorded at historic Gruene Hall in 2005, Alive and Wired.
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Four Leaf Clover Lyrics

Old 97's

I got a four leaf clover.
It ain't done one single lick of good.
I'm still a drunk and i'm still a loser.
I'm living in a lousy neighborhood.

I got a real live horseshoe,
And i hung it upside-down above my door.
But it don't do nothing to impress you,
So i don't know what the hell it's for.

Why don't you come over? i'll show you my four leaf clover.
Who'm i trying to kid? i'm not the kind of guy you'd go
For.
I got a four leaf clover, but i ain't got no hope of
Getting you.

I got a lucky silver dollar.
My granddad gave it to me now he's dead.
At times like this i wish that i cound join him,
It might just stop this pounding in my head.

Why don't you come over? i'll show you my four leaf clover.
Who'm i trying to kid? i'm not the kind of guy you'd go
For.
I got a four leaf clover, but i ain't got no hope of
Getting you.
I ain't got no hope of getting you.