Posted on 05/09/2017 7:26:29 PM PDT by LibWhacker
Legendary Shack Shakers - Blood on the Blue Grass
Way down south in a Kentuck' town
Where all of the stubble fields grow
One boy did rise with the devil in his eyes
Whose heart was dark as Westfield coal
Heart was dark as Westfield coal
Roderick Ferrell and the Wendorf girl
Knelt down upon a darkened grave
He drew his dagger down and the red ran to the ground
And they licked along the bloody blade
Licked along the bloody blade
Blood-red blood on the blue, blue grass
It cries from hallowed hunting ground
'Twas the midnight curse of that bloody black patch
That took another poor boy down
Took another poor boy down
Ridin' in the night down to F-L-A
To bid her folks a foul farewell
With his claw hammer high he drew their spirits nigh
And danced amidst the crimson spray
Danced amidst the crimson spray
Blood-red blood on the blue, blue grass
It cries from hallowed hunting ground
'Twas the midnight curse of that bloody black patch
That took another poor boy down
Took another poor boy down
Take heed all ye motherless children so lost
Dwell not in the caves of your mind
Roderick Ferrell's trail of sin did lead him his to his end
But bloody fields blossom blue in time
Bloody fields blossom blue in time
Blood-red blood on the blue, blue grass
It cries from hallowed hunting ground
'Twas the midnight curse of that bloody black patch
That took another poor boy down
Took another poor boy down
Yes, it took another poor boy down
All good stuff. We must be careful to not wake up Johnny ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_jnY3b9l0U
Whoa, gruesome. I was trying to interpret Blue Grass more figuratively...
What was her name I dont recall
I met her down in Raleigh
I think it was the fall
So many years have drifted by
Has anybody found her
Did anybody cry
There was that girl in Tennessee
Just as pretty as can be
I said take a ride with me
I drove her up into the hills
We picked flowers by a stream
I bet shes sleeping still
In Syracuse I met Michelle
She told me all about her Heaven
I taught her all about me Hell
There was that hitchhiker in Maine
I took her all apart
Then I stitched her back together again
I met a beauty in Quebec
As fragile as a doll
I snapped her pretty neck
I loved them each and every one
If only for a while
Still we had so much fun
My love brings heartache thats for sure
But a life all by myself
Is too much to endure
This road Im traveling has no end
Always looking for a friend
For just a little while
A little tender company
Someone to lay with me
And leave me with a smile
The sign says Richmond 30 miles
Just as good a town as any
I’ll be there in a while....
You might enjoy this one. It’s a bit slower than Shack Shakers stuff but good old school mountain blues.
Rainstorms In My Knees by Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zQwsAn_nMc
Well heck. I screwed that formatting up, sure ‘nuff.
Love it. Already have listened to it about six times, thx!
I like them, thx!
Brown Bird - Bilgewater
It dont matter if the cold wind blows
Im gonna wind up working in the thick of it
Sunshine through the rain and snow
Theres an oily brine bilge water baptism waiting below
Thats just the waves slamming against the topsides sound
Dont let the ever rolling motion go and get you down
Dont let it shake your steady thread cutting hand
Keep stealing ribbons from the steel and giving hell
To every halyard you can
In spite of all the wherewithal
To fight it all I will face it all
In spite of all the wherewithal
To fight it all Ill embrace it all
When everydays like a war between the will to go on
And a wish that the world would spiral into the sun
Turn your head toward the storm thats surely coming along
If the sun was always shining and our load always light
Wed be shaking like a leaf with every God given night
And wed break under the weight of any pressure
That was ever applied
Will you be ready when the straw boss calls?
Hes got an ever loving bone to pick with one and all
Dont let his condescension get you down
Just have the strength to know youre wrong
And when youre right the strength to stand your ground
In spite of all the wherewithal
To fight it all I will face it all
In spite of all the wherewithal
To fight it all Ill embrace it all
When everyday is like a war
You find no strength from your usual source
Theres no peace, theres no rest
Your fortitude is feeling put to the test
When everyday is like a war between the will to go on
And a wish that the world would spiral into the sun
Turn your head toward the storm thats surely coming along
If the sun was always shining and our load always light
Wed be shaking like a leaf with every God given night
And wed break under the weight
Of any pain that ever came in this life
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