Oh Lord
Emily Davis
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I was born into a town of landlocked mountain hills My mama nursed me on her breast my pappy ploughed the fields But as the snow fell lily-white upon the stony ground Twas stained with red of mama's blood my pappy he was drowned Run my little darling girl' were her final words to me head south bound where there's safety, run south down to the sea With empty hearted sorrow I did wander through them pines Growing wilder with each sunset, taste of mourning on my mind Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me I came upon a clearing there, a river's edge of stone there two brothers spied me and circled me up close My heart did fly up in the sky on raven's wings released For a ship they both were building fashioned whole from these dead trees Dancing by the fireside one brother took my hand He promised me safe passage far from these here slaughter lands He wiped away my weeping as I sat upon his knee I held him close against my chest and kisses gave him three Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me Sailing out on river tides we drew our vessel south, Whiskey for the winter and his kisses for my mouth I thought back to my mama and her parting words to me I'm on my way my mama dear I'm south bound for the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me The river she was churning fast towards the sea we sailed Til scent of salty air was nigh and waters hulled were bailed The ship was rolling high on waves and I was on my knees Until my lover's brother took with the devil's own disease He stood there on the starboard side his pistol glistened bright Two shots for my lover's chest and two shots for the night My heart was sinking like a stone until he turned the gun on me Before his trigger finger pulled that gun I leapt into the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm drowning in the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm drowning in the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm drowning in the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm drowning in the sea Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me
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