Father John (2023)
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1. Father John was a filthy man but he loved his God,
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sitting
by his window late last night he sang a song
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about
the ways he put them wicked ones away,
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and
on the other side of the mountains where they lay,
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on
the other side of the mountains where they'll stay.
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2. Rumours on the street, well, I hear they're coming true,
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that
filthy man he caught 'em, put 'em on a
noose.
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'Cause every word he said the people ate out of his hand,
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with
just one crying word you could be dead,
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with
just one crying word you could be dead.
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3. They caught 'em up near Beckett Brook
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when
the crew came riding through.
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They rounded up they young boys
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chased
'em through the slough.
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I heard one drowned while the others hung around,
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Father John caught his prey.
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4. With
heavy eyes their mommas they came to weep,
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looking
down at their young boys Father
John did reap.
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Them away from the land and
all the families that they had
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and
on other side of the mountains where they lay,
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on
the other side of the mountains where they'll stay.
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5. Father John was a filthy man but he loved his God
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sitting
by his window late last night he sang a song
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about the ways he
put them wicked ones away
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and
on the other side of the mountains where they lay,
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on
the other side of the mountains where they'll stay,
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on
the other side of the mountains where they lay
(orig. = capo 3rd) (The Dead South)