Sundown Town

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Matinee at the picture show
My fifteenth birthday, first time to go
Ruby Johnson and her daddy up in the balcony
Me and mine down 'neath a sign says
'whites only'

Sundown Town
Sundown Town
Don't be seen once them crickets sing
Sundown Town
Sundown Town
Be off the road 'till the rooster crows

Later that night came the knock'n at our door
of officer Ham lit by the fire of a torch
The Johnson's ole mule went and threw a shoe
And with it there chance of making curfew

My daddy said, "Son, you stay put"
And headed out with the crowd into the night on foot
I fetched a rope, I tied a noose
Just like my daddy taught me to

Sundown Town
Sundown Town
Don't be seen once them crickets sing
Sundown Town
Sundown Town
Be off the road 'till that rooster crows

When I finally found them it was already done
The tree was still creak'n, the crowd had gone
Instead of two pair of heels tap'n to the breeze
When they come to cut's down they're gonna find three

Just between Ruby and I and the Lord on high
There was a pinky-swear proposal, she was to be my bride
Nestled in her belly was a gift from above
A child we made together whose the color of Love

Sundown Town
Sundown Town
Don't be seen once them crickets sing
Sundown Town
Sundown Town
Better be off the road 'till that rooster crows

Lord willin' and the creek don't rise
The sun don't ever set in the bye and bye
Lord willin' and the creek don't rise
The sun don't ever set in the bye and bye

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