Nutbush City Limits Lyrics

[SANTANA (with THE CARDINALS)]
A church house, gin house
A school house, outhouse
On highway number 19
The people keep the city clean

They call it Nutbush
Oh, Nutbush
Call it (Nutbush city limits)

[THE CARDINALS]
Nutbush City

[SANTANA (with THE CARDINALS)]
Twenty-five is the speed limit
Motorcycle not allowed in it
You go to store on Fridays
You go to church on Sundays

They call it Nutbush, little old town
Woah, Nutbush
They call it (Nutbush city limits)

[THE CARDINALS]
Nutbush City
[SANTANA (with THE CARDINALS), {THE CARDINALS}]
You go the fields on weekdays
And have a picnic on Labor day
You go to town on Saturdays
But go to church every Sunday

{Oooh} They call it Nutbush
{Oooh} Oah, Nutbush
They call it (Nutbush city limits)

[THE CARDINALS, (SANTANA)]
Nutbush city (Hey)

[SANTANA (THE CARDINALS)]
Alright, hey-hey, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah
Ha, ha, ha, ha, hey (Aah)
Oh, yeah (Nutbush city limits)
Nutbush, woah

No whiskey for sale (Ooh-ooh)
You can't cop no bail (Ooh-ooh)
Salt pork and molasses (Ooh-ooh)
Is all you get in jail (Ooh-ooh)

(Oooh) They call it Nutbush
(Oooh) Oah, Nutbush
They call it
[SANTANA with THE CARDINALS]
Nutbush city, Nutbush city limits

[SANTANA (THE CARDINALS)]
Little old town in Tennessee (Ooh-ooh)
It's called (Nutbush city limits)
(Aah) A quiet, little old community
A one-horse town you have to watch
What you're puttin' down

[SANTANA with THE CARDINALS]
Nutbush city limits, Nutbush city

[SANTANA (with THE CARDINALS)]
Oh (Nutbush)
They call it (Nutbush)
They call it (Nutbush city limits)

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Genius Annotation

“Nutbush City Limits” is featured in Diva, the thirteenth episode of Season Four.

It is sung by Santana (Naya Rivera) with four of the Cardinals (a cheerleading squad for the University of Louisville from the show) as back-up.

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  1. 15.
    Mine
  2. 23.
    Heroes
  3. 39.
    Torn
  4. 45.
    Diva
  5. 47.
    Nutbush City Limits
  6. 60.
    Shout
  7. 71.
    Closer
  8. 77.
    Creep
  9. 81.
    Say
  10. 96.
    I Wish
  11. 102.
    Clarity
  12. 103.
    Wings
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Release Date
February 12, 2014
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