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Newton Knight Part II (Rachel)

from Jesus Year by T Ferrell

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This is another song about Newton Knight. Legend has it that he fell in love with a former slave named Rachel, and she became his de facto wife.

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After Lee laid down his sword
And the Rebel flag came down
Newton Knight came out of the swamps
Head high as he walked through town

He went on back to his homestead and his wife
Seven kids, some of them now grown
He settled back in that easy rocking chair
But the place just didn’t feel like home

There was a girl, Rachel was her name
Part black and part Cherokee
All her life a slave and a concubine
Now for the first time, she was free

Newt built a cabin made of logs
From his house right across the way
And since Rachel had no place else to go
Newt said “here is where you’ll stay”
And he crossed a bridge between two worlds
And he crossed a bridge

Years went on, Newt gave Rachel a gift, Never given by no white man,
He handed her the deed to her house, And he gave her some land

Every day, Newt would come calling, Rachel had five more kids along the way
And when Newt looked, deep in their green eyes, It’s the best part of Rachel’s day

And he crossed a bridge between two worlds, he’ll disregard what they’ll say
And his life was a bridge between two worlds, and on the other side he’d stay

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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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