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Cowboy
01:23
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i'm a cowboy
on the run
i'm a cowboy
i shot my gun
whiskey running through my blood
cause i'm a cowboy
left em' dead in the mud
cause i'm a cowboy
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i went driving down there, many mountains i did see
the pigeon river, paper mill, and trees
it's lookin' like it's fixin' to be a quarantine
i'm the king of haywood county for a week
got me a red rider, been plinkin' at some cans
and the chickens running wild and peckin' at my hands
on the blue ridge parkway, best views you've ever seen!
king of haywood county lookin' for his queen
had me an appointment with mister danny reed
the pandemic had other plans, ya see
but the beer is still flowing oh so naturally
i got just about everything i need
back on up to jersey like the yankee that i am
i need to find some shelter and miss my taylor ham
take me back to the greatest state the union ever seen'
king of haywood county back up in jersey!
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I am the Son
03:33
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i am the son of the devil and his tree
you might have met me once in a fever dream
i live out in the hills not far away
and i got some sculptures made of clay
i got goats with horns and six headed snakes
headed down to the downtown honky tonk
grab my cape and six string and take a walk
the wilson brothers roll up taunting me
then they lost control and hit a tree
and i walked on by and watched em' bleed
sittin in the crowd waiting my turn
wondering when these folks are gonna learn
these wannabe country singers make me sick
and i'm usin' a drink ticket as a pick
and i'm drinkin' whiskey just to get my wits
finally up playing my melody
the lights are hot and bright and it's hard to see
there's a heckler in the crowd, he's calling to me
and i started until my eyes filled with steam
then i choked him harder than my fingers ever seen'
here they come wrestle me to the floor
tryin to get me out closer to the door
none of these guys will live to tell the tale
then one cracked me across the jaw with a pint of ale
another shot me before they even brought me to jail!
there i lay bruised and bleedin' on the lawn
didn't even get to finish my damn song
a spectral figure rises, drifts away
deep down i know the devil will have his day
maybe not today or tomorrow but that's all i'll say
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It's Nothing to Me
03:25
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take your drink to the end of the bar, buddy
let her stay there now don't be a fool
i'd as soon have a hot seat in sing-sing prison
than to sit down by her on that stool
what's that you say? well i guess you're right
it's nothing to me
see that man? she belongs to him, buddy
better drink up and go while you can
i can tell by the way he looks at you, buddy
that he's sure a quick-tempered, jealous man
what's that you say? well i guess you're right
it ain't nothin' to me
there you are stretched out the floor, buddy
now you see what you made him do
here they come take him off to jail, buddy
and tomorrow someone will bury you
i guess that's life, or at least it was
it's nothing to me
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5. |
Rumination
01:40
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Amazing Grace
01:58
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Sligo River Blues
02:55
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Sheriff of the Veil
01:57
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i was a tradesman making a living
automobiles to repair
then the 31st comes, it's barely dawn
and they're calling me the Sheriff of the Veil
sheriff won't you help us?
they've brought hell right to us
fight them back to the other side!
and we're fightin' em all through the night
i got skeletons clankin', banshees screamin'
and they're calling me the Sheriff of the Veil
17 henchmen armed with wrenches
we are outnumbered by about a thousand ghouls and countless demons
and they're calling me the Sheriff of the Veil
sheriff can't you save us?
they'll surround us
don't know why they chose our quiet town
every year on Eve of Hallow they lurk in the shadows
once and for all take them down!
so we're fightin' em all through the night
i got skeletons clankin', banshees screamin'
and they're calling me the Sheriff of the Veil
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Ballantine
02:06
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traded it all for a bottle
just a bottle of Ballantine
riddle under the cap has you struggling
and you're on your last bottle of Ballantine
something i heard once, it was funny
some kind of saying, think it goes something like
"first you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you"
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