Many a man down in these here hills
made a living off that old black gold
Now there ain't nothing but welfare and pills
and the wind never felt so cold
I'll be one of the first in a long long line
not to go down from that old black lung
My death will be slower than the rest of my kind
And my life will be sadder than the songs they all sung
Old King Coal what are we gonna do
when the mountains are gone and so are you
They come from the city to lend a hand
carrying signs saying, Shut the mines down
We ain't looking for pity and you don't understand
So go back to your city now cause this ain't your town
My Great Grandfather spent his days in a coal mine
and his nights on the porch in a chair
Now he's in heaven and down here in hell
the rivers run muddy and the mountains are bare
credits
from High Top Mountain,
released June 11, 2013
All songs written by Sturgill Simpson (published by Pan Bowl Music Ascap)
except
POOR RAMBLER (Ralph Stanley/Ray Cline) Fort Knox Music Inc. (BMI) / 1983 Trio Music Company (BMI), All Rights Administered by BUG Music, Inc., a BMG Chrysalis company.
and
I'D HAVE TO BE CRAZY (Steve Fromholz) 1973 Bughouse (ASCAP) / Prophecy Publishing, All Rights Administered by BUG Music, Inc., a BMG Chrysalis company. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.
1st time i heard DeathWish, i turned it off.
felt rushed, not the Isbell i've come to admire. really grab'd me when i took time to listen on the 2nd try. the writing on these songs stopped me in my tracks more than once. raw talent with just enough polish in the delivery.
thankyou Jason + 400 for another keeper swirlingmadness
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