Patti
Page (#5 in 1951), Dean Martin, Willie
Nelson, Bill Haley, Duane Eddy, Tex Ritter, The Ventures, Spade Cooley
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour Paid no mind to
what it said Detour, oh these
bitter things I find, Should have read That detour sign
Headed down life's crooked road, lots of things I never knowed
Because of me not knowin', I now pine
Trouble got in the trail, spent the next 5 years in jail
Should have read (should have read) that detour sign Chorus
When I got right to the place where it said "About Face"
I thought that all my worries were behind
But the farther I go, more sorrow I know
Should have read (should have read)
That detour signChorus
When I got stuck in the mud all my hopes dropped with a thud
I guess that my heart strings are made of twine
Have no willpower to get from the hole that I'm in yet
Should have read (should have read) that detour signChorus
Should have read that detour sign
Should have read that detour sign (that detour sign)
Considered by some experts to be one of the transitional songs from pop
to rock and roll.