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Gitano Creek

from Jesus Year by T Ferrell

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I was born in this county, sixteen years ago
Red clay stained the soles of my feet
There once was a time when we left our shoes behind
Now we ain’t got no shoes to leave
Pa used to work down at the sawmill
Mill’s been closed two years to the day
Now the only dust caked on Pa’s boots
Is the dust that falls where they lay

Mama says we’ll be alright
But there’s a crack in her voice and a tear in her eye
Things go crash in the middle of the night
Like them storm clouds rolling in
Storm clouds rolling in

Old Mr. Jeffords from the General Store, used to come by and drink Pa’s moonshine
Old Mr. Jeffords don’t come round no more, since he cut off Pa’s credit line
Pa walks five miles to the county seat in town, takes his place a the back of the bread line
Where Pa hangs his head, and holds out his hand, whispers please let this be the last time

I woke early one morning to a chill in the air, and the pines singing sorrowful tunes
The door was wise open, but no one was there, and I stepped out in the light of the moon
I followed the sounds of them baying hounds to the banks of Gitano Creek
Where Pa lay dead with a hole in his head, and a .12 gauge by his feet

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from Jesus Year, released June 12, 2012

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T Ferrell Washington, D.C.

Mississippi native Taylor Ferrell writes and performs anti-establishment alt-country music. His populist themes and gritty stories channel Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle. On his debut album, Jesus Year, Ferrell weaves whiskey-soaked tales of Mississippi working class heroes doing battle with corrupt preachers, man-eating vultures, and Confederate Generals. ... more

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