Story Behind The Song
I saw a documentary about appalacian music and wrote it while watching.
Song Description
a mountain man bids his child goodbye for a few days to go into town and avenge the death of their mother.
| Song Length |
2:31 |
Genre |
Country - General, Folk - Rural |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Mood |
Poignant |
| Subject |
Mother |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1940 - 1949 |
| |
Lyrics
Hold your head and don't let it fall
I'll be gone for a week and that's all
don't you cry 'cause there's no one around
hand me my coat 'cause I'm heading into town
I worked this land like my grand dad before
the air here is rich and the earth even more
we buried your Ma in the best piece of ground
hand me down my hat 'cause I'm headed into town
down in the town Lord it's a half a days walk
I see beggars and barges and big city folk
down to the town bicycle spokes turn around
like the hands of a clock that remind me that it's time to go home
so hold your head up and don't let it fall
think of your mama who cared for us all
and the man whose mistake put her in the ground
hand me my rifle I'm headed into town
hand me my Spencer I'm heading into town