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

Whoa, gruesome. I was trying to interpret Blue Grass more figuratively...

What was her name I don’t 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 she’s 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 that’s for sure
But a life all by myself
Is too much to endure
This road I’m 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....

One of my favs. Brown Bird - Bilgewater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoqH9irCn3o It don’t matter if the cold wind blows I’m gonna wind up working in the thick of it sunshine through the rain and snow there’s an oily brine bilge water baptism waiting below that’s just the waves slamming against the topsides’ sound don’t let the ever rolling motion go and get you down don’t 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 I’ll embrace it all when everyday’s 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 that’s surely coming along if the sun was always shining and our load always light we’d be shaking like a leaf with every God given night and we’d break under the weight of any pressure that was ever applied will you be ready when the straw boss calls? he’s got an ever loving bone to pick with one and all don’t let his condescension get you down just have the strength to know you’re wrong and when you’re 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 I’ll embrace it all when everyday is like a war you find no strength from your usual source there’s no peace, there’s 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 that’s surely coming along if the sun was always shining and our load always light we’d be shaking like a leaf with every God given night and we’d break under the weight of any pain that ever came in this life

I like them, thx!

Brown Bird - Bilgewater

It don’t matter if the cold wind blows
I’m gonna wind up working in the thick of it
Sunshine through the rain and snow
There’s an oily brine bilge water baptism waiting below

That’s just the waves slamming against the topsides’ sound
Don’t let the ever rolling motion go and get you down
Don’t 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 I’ll embrace it all

When everyday’s 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 that’s surely coming along

If the sun was always shining and our load always light
We’d be shaking like a leaf with every God given night
And we’d break under the weight of any pressure
That was ever applied

Will you be ready when the straw boss calls?
He’s got an ever loving bone to pick with one and all
Don’t let his condescension get you down
Just have the strength to know you’re wrong
And when you’re 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 I’ll embrace it all

When everyday is like a war
You find no strength from your usual source
There’s no peace, there’s 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 that’s surely coming along

If the sun was always shining and our load always light
We’d be shaking like a leaf with every God given night
And we’d break under the weight
Of any pain that ever came in this life

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.