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Diary of a Grassman

by The Blurry Pickers

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1.
I Won’t Again I loved you once many years ago now But you sang another’s song You left me blue, you left me lonesome You left me there but you were gone I took you back when I heard a knockin’ A knockin’ at my cellar door You was alone, lomesome and lonely You said you’d love me forever more (Chorus) I won’t cry for you in the moonlight I won’t cry for you in the rain I won’t cry for you oh my darlin’ I won’t cry for you again It was on a cold November morning In the dark hours of the dawn Again I found you with another Your cheatin’ heart done rambled on (Chorus) No I won’t shed no tear for you girl I won’t pawn my watch and chain I will not take your name in anger I wil not hang my head in shame (Chorus)
2.
The Bentpath Trail (Chorus) Ridin’ on the Bentpath Trail I seen it all before Ridin’ on the Bentpath Trail It’s got me comin’ back for more I seen trees bendin’ where the winds don’t blow I seen ‘em all stand still I’ve seen the line that makes the trail It’s a backwards climb up a downward hill I’ve ridden from dusk and I’ve ridden through dawn O’er the hollers and the hills Sometimes get lost when you ride so long Sometimes get found when you got no will (Chorus) I seen faces smilin’ in the clouds Seen ‘em cryin’ in the rain Ridden through the snow in the summer’s air Seem ’em go for glory and come up lame I’ve seen the world from the highest peaks Lost my way in a valley below But I’ll get back on and ride again Until I reach my cabin home (Chorus)
3.
Flowers for You I wish I had flowers for you I wish I had a melody To sing you when you’re blue I wish I had flowers for you (Chorus) I wish I had the moon to give I want to lay pretty flowers ‘round your bed ‘Cause I know you feel a shade past blue I wish I had flowers for you I wish I had one more time To tell you all the sweet things You make come to mind I wish I had one more time (Chorus) I wish I had a tune to share I want to place pretty flowers in your hair ‘Cause I know you feel a shade past blue I wish I had flowers for you I’ll be with you every day That warm breeze on your shoulder Until time fades away I’ll be with you every day (Chorus) I wish I had the stars to give I want to lay pretty flowers ‘round your bed ‘Cause I know you feel a shade past blue I wish I had flowers for you
4.
You’ll Come Runnin’ The days grow long When you sing a lonesome song My heart aches and it pains Can’t see the sunshine from the rain What was could never be Can’t forgive what you done to me So I’ll sing my song Then I must be movin’ on (Chorus) You’ll come runnin’ from the mountain You’ll come runnin’ from the sea You’ll come runnin’ from the mountain You’ll come runnin’ back to me The flame burns low Oh, how I loved you so But fire turns to ash Seems this light has come to pass A thousand broken tears Can’t wash away the years So I”ll sing my song Then I must be movin’ on (Chorus) Our picture on the wall Hangs crooked from the fall Draw the curtains, lock the door Don’t want you knockin’ ‘round here no more You lost your way Searchin’ for a brighter day So I”ll sing my song Then I must be movin’ on (Chorus)
5.
Deeds I Done 02:31
Deeds I Done Doin’ my time for the deeds I done I robbed a man I was twenty-one I spent 5 years in the Kent County Jail Then 2 more ‘fore I could go my bail I spent 12 years in the Perth County pen It wasn’t long ‘fore I was back again Spent half my years doin’ half my time Won’t be a free man ‘til I’m 99 I shot a man nearly took his life I shot him once so I shot him twice Sheriff come with the trackin’ hounds Dead man’s hat lay on the ground (Chorus) Spent half my years doing half my time Won’t be a free man ‘til I’m 99 Sit right here sing a sad ol’ song ‘Bout all them rights I gone done wrong I don’t know what scares me more A lonely life on the jailhouse floor Or to be set free when I’m 99 And face a world no longer mine (Chorus)
6.
In the Mourning She stands in the morning On the banks of the shore Her dear love departed Now three days before Her songs for tomorrow All sung yesterday Now she sings songs of sorrow For love gone away (Chorus) She stands on the banks of the Avon The winds they cry and they moan She grieves for her dear love departed to soon To have and to hold never more Sun rise in the east Shines light all the day But the sun doesn’t shine For Ms Molly McRae Church bells toll sorrow Melancholy in tone And they sing one last song For dear Shamus Malone (Chorus) She stands in mourning On the banks of the shore
7.
Mama’s Secret (Blair Babcock) I was born on the River Junction Some 40 years ago My mama had a secret My daddy never knowed My daddy never knowed My daddy never knowed My mama had a secret My daddy never knowed He went to pan for gold On a northern river’s strait He told her that he loved her And he’d be back for her some day She cried when he was leaving She begged for him to stay She cried all through the night And past the break of day A stranger come knockin’ And asked her if might Take refuge from the storm On a cold and bitter night She found joy in breaking solitude She found laughter in his charm And before the night was over She’d found comfort in his arms (Chorus) Oh Mama Jezabelle I didn’t mean to but I heard My story is our secret And on that I give my word My age was three and one half years When my daddy come back home He smiled when he saw me But I was not my daddy’s son The man I called my daddy He’d been gone 5 long years And therein lies the secret That hides behind her fears (Chorus) Oh Mama Jezabelle I didn’t mean to but I heard My story is our secret And on that I give my word
8.
The Death of Jebodiah Wilkes Something’s gone wrong In Wellington County Something’s gone wrong Oh mercy me A false-hearted lover The villain’s daughter There’s blood ‘tween me and you Something’s gone wrong What did I do? He tortured my mother They shot down my pa Young Jebodiah Wilkes And his ruthless outlaws They torched our timber They bloodied our land And ever since that day I swore I’d kill every one of them (Chorus) Jebodiah claims The fastest hand in the west But he’ll go down like the others He’ll die like the rest I married his daughter I made her my wife And I opened the door Into Jebodiah’s life We had tied down our horses We’d laid down our guns When he looked deep in my eyes Saw the setting of his son He said, “I’ve read many faces I’ve told many lies The truth is you’re here to kill me I can see it in your eyes” He went for his gun I drew out my knife I threw that silver dagger And I robbed him of his life (Chorus) Jebodiah claimed The fastest hands in the west But he went down like the others He died like the rest
9.
Rise to the Glory On a plantation in Birmingham They sing a shout for their Master’s hand Rise to the Glory of the Lord Matthew, Mark and Luke and John All his prophets is dead and gone Rise to the Glory of the Lord (Chorus) Rise to the Glory Rise to the Glory Rise to the Glory of the Lord Well Jesus come in And he saved our soul from sin So let us rise to the Glory of the Lord A man bought and sold in this fair land Still sings Hallelujah for his Saviour’s Hand Rise to the Glory of the Lord Swing low sweet chariot Lay down your burden and bury it Rise to the Glory of the Lord (Chorus) The soul of one is the soul of all Those who rise will surely fall Rise to the Glory of the Lord Matthew, Mark and Luke and Joh All his prophets is dead and gone (Chorus)
10.
The Traveller (lyrics: Ella Wilcox Wheeler) (music: Blair Babcock) Who travels alone with his eyes on the heights ‘Tho he laughs in the daytime, he oft weeps through the night For courage goes down with the set of the sun When the toil of the journey is all borne by one He speeds but to grief, tho’ full gaily he rides Who travels alone without love at his side Who travels alone without lover or friend But hurries from nothing to naught at the end Though great be his winnings and high be his goal He is bankrupt in wisdom and beggard in soul Life’s one gift of value to him is denied Who travels alone without love at side It is easy enough in this world to make haste If we live for that purpose but think of the waste For life is a poem to leisurely read And the joy of the journey lies not in the speed Vain his achievement, and petty his pride Who travels alone without love at his side
11.
Don’t Bring Me My Flowers (Chorus) Don’t bring me my flowers In the early afternoon Don’t bring me my flowers There’s so much more to do I want to play the world a tune or two I want to sing you just one more song The one that says if we could measure love Ours would be ninety boxcars long I want to climb a ladder to the stars Build a bubble gum canoe I want to ride my lawnmower to the store And come back home with you (Chorus) I want to dance with you all through the night Into the morning sun I want to hang out with a breakfast crowd Win a race that can’t be won I want to rock our babies to and fro Soak up the love they bring I want to write you a letter Say, “You are the sweetest song I sing” (Chorus) Don’t bring me my flowers In the early afternoon Don’t bring me my flowers There’s so much more to do Don’t bring me my flowers In the early afternoon Don’t bring me my flowers I’ve still some left to bloom
12.
Truth, Lies ‘n Whiskey Come dance by the fire Come dance all night long We will sing your Hallelujah’s We will write your gospel songs We will take your water We will turn it into wine Let your cup runneth over With the fruit of the vine (Chorus) Lay down your burden Lay down your thorny crown As you live by the sword You will die by the stone Stand down from your soapbox Step down from your thrown The path of the righteous Lay bereft and overgrown Come dance by the fire Sing an unholy song Truth lies in the whiskey And the whiskey is gone (Chorus) Lay down your burden Lay down your robe and crown As you live by the sword You will die by the stone Come dance with the devil Sing an unholy song We will learn from the righteous We’ll do right by doing wrong (Chorus) Lay down your burden Lay down your starry crown As you live by the sword You will die by the stone And you’ll die all alone

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released January 20, 2016

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