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Song Lyrics

This is the day
Of the expanding man
That shape is my shade
There where I used to stand
It seems like only yesterday
I gazed through the glass
At ramblers
Wild gamblers
That`s all in the past

You call me a fool
You say it`s a crazy scheme
This one`s for real
I already bought the dream
So useless to ask me why
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
I`ll make it this time
I`m ready to cross that fine line

CHORUS:
I`ll learn to work the saxophone
I`ll play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues

My back to the wall
A victim of laughing chance
This is for me
The essence of true romance
Sharing the things we know and love
With those of my kind
Libations
Sensations
That stagger the mind

I crawl like a viper
Through these suburban streets
Make love to these women
Languid and bittersweet
I`ll rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own
I`ll make it my home sweet home

CHORUS

This is the night
Of the expanding the man
I take one last drag
As I approach the stand
I cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long
This brother is free
I`ll be what I want to be

CHORUS

Film and TV Credits

The song "Deacon Blues" appears on the soundtrack of the following movies and TV shows:

Release History

The Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues" appears on the following albums:
A Decade Of Steely Dan
29 July 1991

A Decade Of Steely Dan

  1. FM (5:07)
  2. Black Friday (3:40)
  3. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  4. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  5. Bodhisattva (5:17)
  6. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  7. Do It Again (5:55)
  8. Peg (3:57)
  9. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:32)
  10. Reeling In The Years (4:31)
  11. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (2:49)
  12. Kid Charlemagne (4:39)
  13. My Old School (5:44)
  14. Bad Sneakers (3:20)
A Decade Of Steely Dan (Remastered)
12 September 2000

A Decade Of Steely Dan (Remastered)

  1. FM (5:07)
  2. Black Friday (3:40)
  3. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  4. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  5. Bodhisattva (5:17)
  6. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  7. Do It Again (5:55)
  8. Peg (3:57)
  9. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:32)
  10. Reelin' in The Years (4:36)
  11. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (2:49)
  12. Kid Charlemagne (4:39)
  13. My Old School (5:44)
  14. Bad Sneakers (3:20)
Aja
13 March 2000

Aja

  1. Black Cow (5:09)
  2. Aja (8:01)
  3. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  4. Peg (3:57)
  5. Home At Last (5:36)
  6. I Got The News (5:07)
  7. Josie (4:32)
Aja / Gaucho
1983

Aja / Gaucho

  1. Aja (8:01)
  2. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  3. Josie (4:32)
  4. Black Cow (5:09)
  5. I Got The News (5:07)
  6. Peg (3:57)
  7. Home At Last (5:36)
  8. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  9. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  10. Glamour Profession (7:32)
  11. Gaucho (5:33)
  12. Time out of Mind (4:14)
  13. My Rival (4:34)
  14. Third World Man (5:15)
Citizen 1972-1980
13 November 2000

Citizen 1972-1980

  1. Do It Again (5:55)
  2. Dirty Work (3:08)
  3. Kings (3:46)
  4. Midnite Cruiser (4:09)
  5. Only a Fool Would Say That (2:56)
  6. Reelin' in The Years (4:36)
  7. Fire in The Hole (3:28)
  8. Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer under Me) (4:21)
  9. Change of The Guard (3:40)
  10. Turn That Heartbeat over Again (4:59)
  11. Bodhisattva (5:17)
  12. Razor Boy (3:12)
  13. The Boston Rag (5:40)
  14. Your Gold Teeth (7:00)
  15. Show Biz Kids (5:27)
  16. My Old School (5:44)
  17. King of The World (5:03)
  18. Pearl of The Quarter (3:49)
  19. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:32)
  20. Night by Night (3:40)
  21. Any Major Dude Will Tell You (3:08)
  22. Barrytown (3:22)
  23. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (2:49)
  24. Parker's Band (1:25)
  25. Through with Buzz (1:34)
  26. Pretzel Logic (4:33)
  27. With a Gun (2:19)
  28. Charlie Freak (2:39)
  29. Monkey in Your Soul (2:37)
  30. Bodhisattva (Live Version) (7:43)
  31. Black Friday (3:40)
  32. Bad Sneakers (3:20)
  33. Rose Darling (3:06)
  34. Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More (3:16)
  35. Doctor Wu (3:57)
  36. Everyone's Gone to The Movies (3:45)
  37. Chain Lightning (3:00)
  38. Your Gold Teeth II (4:15)
  39. Any World (That I'm Welcome To) (3:55)
  40. Throw Back The Little Ones (3:15)
  41. Kid Charlemagne (4:39)
  42. The Caves Of Altamira (3:34)
  43. Don't Take Me Alive (4:17)
  44. Sign in Stranger (4:24)
  45. The Fez (4:01)
  46. Green Earrings (4:07)
  47. Haitian Divorce (5:52)
  48. Everything You Did (3:56)
  49. The Royal Scam (6:31)
  50. Black Cow (5:09)
  51. Aja (8:01)
  52. Peg (3:57)
  53. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  54. Home At Last (5:36)
  55. I Got The News (5:07)
  56. Josie (4:32)
  57. FM (5:07)
  58. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  59. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  60. Glamour Profession (7:32)
  61. Gaucho (5:33)
  62. Time out of Mind (4:14)
  63. My Rival (4:34)
  64. Third World Man (5:15)
  65. Everyone's Gone To The Movies (Demo Version) (3:59)
Citizen Steely Dan 1972-1980
20 March 1999

Citizen Steely Dan 1972-1980

  1. Do It Again (5:55)
  2. Dirty Work (3:09)
  3. Kings (3:46)
  4. Midnite Cruisers (4:06)
  5. Only a Fool Would Say That (2:56)
  6. Reelin' in The Years (4:36)
  7. Fire in The Hole (3:28)
  8. Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer under Me) (4:21)
  9. Change of The Guard (3:40)
  10. Turn That Heartbeat over Again (4:59)
  11. Bodhisattva (5:17)
  12. Razor Boy (3:12)
  13. The Boston Rag (5:40)
  14. Your Gold Teeth (7:00)
  15. Show Biz Kids (5:27)
  16. My Old School (5:44)

    17. Disc 2

  17. King of The World (5:03)
  18. Pearl of The Quarter (3:49)
  19. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:32)
  20. Night by Night (3:40)
  21. Any Major Dude Will Tell You (3:08)
  22. Barrytown (3:22)
  23. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (2:49)
  24. Parker's Band (1:25)
  25. Thorugh With Buzz (1:32)
  26. Pretzel Logic (4:33)
  27. With a Gun (2:19)
  28. Charlie Freak (2:39)
  29. Monkey in Your Soul (2:37)
  30. Bodhisattva (Live) (7:22)
  31. Black Friday (3:40)
  32. Bad Sneakers (3:20)
  33. Rose Darling (3:06)
  34. Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More (3:16)
  35. Doctor Wu (3:57)
  36. Everyone's Gone to The Movies (3:45)
  37. Chain Lightning (3:00)

    38. Disc 3

  38. Your Gold Teeth II (4:15)
  39. Any World (That I'm Welcome To) (3:55)
  40. Throw Back The Little Ones (3:15)
  41. Kid Charlemagne (4:39)
  42. The Caves Of Altamira (3:34)
  43. Don't Take Me Alive (4:17)
  44. Sign in Stranger (4:24)
  45. The Fez (4:01)
  46. Green Earrings (4:07)
  47. Haitian Divorce (5:52)
  48. Everything You Did (3:56)
  49. The Royal Scam (6:31)
  50. Here At The Western World (4:02)
  51. Black Cow (5:09)
  52. Aja (8:01)
  53. Peg (3:57)

    54. Disc 4

  54. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  55. Home At Last (5:36)
  56. I Got The News (5:07)
  57. Josie (4:32)
  58. FM (5:07)
  59. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  60. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  61. Glamour Profession (7:32)
  62. Gaucho (5:33)
  63. Time out of Mind (4:14)
  64. My Rival (4:34)
  65. Third World Man (5:15)
  66. Everyone's Gone To The Movies (Demo) (3:33)
Citizen Steely Dan: 1972-1980
1993

Citizen Steely Dan: 1972-1980

  1. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  2. Do It Again (5:55)
  3. King of The World (5:03)
  4. Your Gold Teeth II (4:15)
  5. Any World (3:40)
  6. Dirty Work (3:09)
  7. Home At Last (5:36)
  8. Pearl of The Quarter (3:49)
  9. I Got The News (5:07)
  10. Kings (3:46)
  11. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:32)
  12. Throw Back The Little Ones (3:15)
  13. Josie (4:32)
  14. Kid Charlemagne (4:39)
  15. Midnite Cruiser (4:09)
  16. Night by Night (3:40)
  17. Any Major Dude Will Tell You (3:08)
  18. FM (5:07)
  19. Only a Fool Would Say That (2:56)
  20. The Caves Of Altamira (3:34)
  21. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  22. Barrytown (3:22)
  23. Don't Take Me Alive (4:17)
  24. Reelin' in The Years (4:36)
  25. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (2:49)
  26. Fire in The Hole (3:28)
  27. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  28. Sign in Stranger (4:24)
  29. Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer under Me) (4:21)
  30. Glamour Profession (7:32)
  31. Parker's Band (1:25)
  32. The Fez (4:01)
  33. Change of The Guard (3:40)
  34. Gaucho (5:33)
  35. Green Earrings (4:07)
  36. Through with Buzz (1:34)
  37. Haitian Divorce (5:52)
  38. Pretzel Logic (4:33)
  39. Time out of Mind (4:14)
  40. Turn That Heartbeat over Again (4:59)
  41. Bodhisattva (5:17)
  42. Everything You Did (3:56)
  43. My Rival (4:34)
  44. With a Gun (2:19)
  45. Charlie Freak (2:39)
  46. Razor Boy (3:12)
  47. The Royal Scam (6:31)
  48. Third World Man (5:15)
  49. Everyone's Gone To The Movies (Demo) (3:33)
  50. Here At The Western World (4:02)
  51. Monkey in Your Soul (2:37)
  52. The Boston Rag (5:40)
  53. Black Cow (5:09)
  54. Bodhisattva (Live) (7:22)
  55. Your Gold Teeth (7:00)
  56. Aja (8:01)
  57. Black Friday (3:40)
  58. Show Biz Kids (5:27)
  59. Bad Sneakers (3:20)
  60. My Old School (5:44)
  61. Peg (3:57)
  62. Rose Darling (3:06)
  63. Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More (3:16)
  64. Doctor Wu (3:57)
  65. Everyone's Gone to The Movies (3:45)
  66. Chain Lightning (3:00)
Collected
0000-00-00

Collected

  1. Bodhisattva (5:17)
  2. Do It Again (5:55)
  3. Reelin' in The Years (4:36)
  4. Dirty Work (3:09)
  5. Show Biz Kids (5:27)
  6. Turn That Heartbeat over Again (4:59)
  7. Night by Night (3:40)
  8. Only a Fool Would Say That (2:56)
  9. Pearl of The Quarter (3:49)
  10. Brooklyn (5:37)
  11. Parker's Band (1:25)
  12. With a Gun (2:19)
  13. Any Major Dude Will Tell You (3:08)
  14. Barrytown (3:22)
  15. Midnight Cruiser (4:02)
  16. Black Friday (3:40)
  17. My Old School (5:44)
  18. Throw Back The Little Ones (3:15)
  19. Doctor Wu (3:57)
  20. Don't Take Me Alive (4:17)
  21. Pretzel Logic (4:33)
  22. Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More (3:16)
  23. Haitian Divorce (5:52)
  24. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:32)
  25. Any World (3:40)
  26. Rose Darling (3:06)
  27. Sign in Stranger (4:24)
  28. Bad Sneakers (3:20)
  29. Black Cow (5:09)
  30. Chain Lightning (3:00)
  31. Aja (8:01)
  32. Everyone's Gone to The Movies (3:45)
  33. Green Earrings (4:07)
  34. Home At Last (5:36)
  35. Kid Charlemagne (4:39)
  36. The Fez (4:01)
  37. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  38. FM (5:07)
  39. Here At The Western World (4:02)
  40. Gaucho (5:33)
  41. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  42. Peg (3:57)
  43. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  44. Josie (4:32)
  45. Time out of Mind (4:14)
  46. Third World Man (5:15)
Deacon Blues
Upload Album Cover
1977

Deacon Blues

  1. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  2. Home At Last (5:36)
Deacon Blues
1977

Deacon Blues

  1. Deacon Blues (7:33)
Gold
1991

Gold

  1. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  2. Green Earrings (4:07)
  3. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  4. Chain Lightning (3:00)
  5. FM (5:07)
  6. Black Cow (5:09)
  7. King of The World (5:03)
  8. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  9. Here At The Western World (4:02)
  10. Century's End (5:32)
  11. True Companion (5:10)
  12. Bodhisattva (5:17)
Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980
04 December 2000

Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980

  1. Do It Again (5:55)
  2. Dirty Work (3:09)
  3. Reelin' in The Years (4:36)
  4. Only a Fool Would Say That (2:56)
  5. Change of The Guard (3:40)
  6. Bodhisattva (5:17)
  7. The Boston Rag (5:40)
  8. Show Biz Kids (5:27)
  9. My Old School (5:44)
  10. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:32)
  11. Night by Night (3:40)
  12. Pretzel Logic (4:33)
  13. Any Major Dude Will Tell You (3:08)
  14. Black Friday (3:40)
  15. Bad Sneakers (3:20)
  16. Doctor Wu (3:57)
  17. Any World (That I'm Welcome To) (3:55)
  18. Chain Lightning (3:00)

    19. Disc 2

  19. Kid Charlemagne (4:39)
  20. Don't Take Me Alive (4:17)
  21. Haitian Divorce (5:52)
  22. The Fez (4:01)
  23. Here At The Western World (4:02)
  24. Black Cow (5:09)
  25. Aja (8:01)
  26. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  27. Peg (3:57)
  28. Josie (4:32)
  29. FM (5:07)
  30. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  31. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  32. Time out of Mind (4:14)
  33. Third World Man (5:15)
Steely Dan
2000

Steely Dan

  1. Do It Again (5:55)
  2. Reeling In The Years (4:31)
  3. Rikki, Don't Loose That Number (4:33)
  4. Peg (3:57)
  5. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  6. FM (No Static At All) (4:50)
  7. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  8. Black Friday (3:40)
  9. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  10. My Old School (5:44)
  11. Bodhisaltva (5:18)
  12. East St. Louis (2:47)
The Definitive Collection
07 August 2006

The Definitive Collection

  1. Do It Again (5:55)
  2. Dirty Work (3:09)
  3. Reelin' in The Years (4:36)
  4. Bodhisattva (5:17)
  5. My Old School (5:44)
  6. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:32)
  7. Black Friday (3:40)
  8. Bad Sneakers (3:20)
  9. Kid Charlemagne (4:39)
  10. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  11. Peg (3:57)
  12. FM (5:07)
  13. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  14. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  15. Cousin Dupree (5:27)
  16. Things I Miss The Most (3:57)
The Very Best of Steely Dan
06 December 2008

The Very Best of Steely Dan

  1. Do It Again (5:55)
  2. Doctor Wu (3:57)
  3. Haitian Divorce (5:52)
  4. Reelin' in The Years (4:36)
  5. Kid Charlemagne (4:39)
  6. My Old School (5:44)
  7. Bodhisattva (5:17)
  8. The Fez (4:01)
  9. Peg (3:57)
  10. Show Biz Kids (5:27)
  11. Josie (4:32)
  12. Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:32)
  13. Deacon Blues (7:33)
  14. Pretzel Logic (4:33)
  15. Black Friday (3:40)
  16. Hey Nineteen (5:06)
  17. Babylon Sisters (5:52)
  18. Bad Sneakers (3:20)

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