Magnificent Tomb

from Colorful Creature by Errol Bateman

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lyrics

Through the years not much changed
You grew up poor and died the same
But never once did I see shame
On your worn and weary face
You worked long days and had hard nights
You never cursed but you could fight
Then you grew tired of living a lie
Packed up your kids left in the night
I picked cotton on the way to your funeral
Behind a station down in east Carolina
I picked cotton on the way to your funeral
Now it sits on an old shelf of mine
You had a house on Bruce’s land
When you did they tore it down
I took blankets pictures and rings
They burned the rest it’s such a shame
It took years before I returned
Now there’s a garden where she burned
It’s full of rows of collard greens
Roosters chickens walker pins
I picked cotton on the way to your funeral
Behind a station down in east Carolina
I picked cotton on the way to your funeral
Now it sits on an old shelf of mine
You weren’t dead a week before I was gone
Caught a ride down drove the Cadillac home
I sang this little bird in the mausoleum
I sang you to sleep in your last home
I sang you to sleep in your magnificent tomb
I picked cotton on the way to your funeral
Behind a station down in east Carolina
I picked cotton on the way to your funeral
Now it sits on an old shelf of mine

credits

from Colorful Creature, released December 12, 2018
Cris McAvoy-drums
Kerry Hutcherson-pedal steel
Jake Ziemba-bass
Nat Quick-electric guitar
Errol Brown-guitar, vocals

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