'Patches' -- Jerry Reed (1981)
The bottom lines: "I was so ragged that folks used to call me 'Patches'/Papa used to tease me about it/'Course, deep down inside he was hurt."
"Patches" is hit with one calamity after another -- already poor, his father dies, then a flood destroys his crops. The brutality of this depiction of rural Southern poverty -- a remake of a 1970 Clarence Carter R&B hit -- is matched only by the kid's determination.
Reader Comments(1 of 1)
amnesia2828at 11-28-2008
Clarence Carter knocked this song out of the park...I'm afraid Jerry Reed struck out with 3 men on.
Dianeat 11-28-2008
Yep you are stupid! Go play with your toys and stay off your mom & dads computer
amnesia2828at 11-28-2008
surely to God you don't think Jerry Reed did the song better than the original Clarence Carter cut....Have you ever even HEARD of Clarence Carter???....I assume not...so...why don't YOU stay off your mom and dad's computer little girl....(and you call ME stupid?...:p)