Down by the Mississippi, in the mud Is a five page oath and a of wine It's in steel, it's written in blood As far as I can tell, the is mine I swear and I cry, "I let this secret down!" But it's best to let things lie buried in the
Up in the canyon's little ledge Is my twisted brain and a rain There's a box of lightning, there's a box of But there's a pail of hope next to my of pain
Gov'ner if the sun down grace I will have found 'Cause I need time to this feud If I don't time I might shoot
It's my great granddaddy and my kin They fell hell bent towards you and you him I don't know you'd better ask I know why, I don't know how I carry on the tradition
Gov'ner if I am so crazy as to raise this gun Oh Lord in Heaven mercy on this one Mother, rage and have made me blind I on, my neighbor, I don't even know why
It's here in the bag, my grandma's gold I ride to on my lightning mare It's like a story that's always been told It's like I don't need a and like I don't even care
I swear and I cry, "I let this secret down!" But it's to let it lie buried in the ground
Gov'ner you realize It's just the family name makes me blind Oh God, brainwash me, scold me too If I don't forgive, or at least I will continue with feud Continue with feud like a cartoon It's a family feud And as I end tune Will I continue with the