DESCRIPTION: Words and music by John Prine who recorded the song in 1971. This version by Al Kooper was recorded in 1972. I grew up a half a mile from Al. When he was 13 (and I was 14), I visited his home in Springfield Gardens by Union Turnpike in Queens, N.Y., and heard him play some fierce boogie-woogie piano. His intensity and enthusiasm was unforgettable.