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Seraphim Moonbeam
04:35
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Seraphim moonbeam shining through your wings
Sailing across the star lined sky
Whirl winged princess, sing a sweet lullaby
While you fly
Don't know what I'd do dancing without you
Seraphim starlight shining in your eyes
Laughing smiling ain't no big surprise
You make me cry
Don't know what I'd do dancing without you
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2. |
Laying on the Ground
04:11
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Laying on the ground hands behind my head
All the golden grass is my bed
Fluffy clouds blow by
Chrystal blue the sky
I hope it is like this when I die
Swaying tops of trees all around the field
All I see right now is what's real
And all I feel inside
The beauty of being alive
I hope it is like this when I die
On the bank of a foreign shore
Flashes of my life before
The hand grenades and machine gun fire
And the speeches made by a CRAZY LIAR!!!
Laying on the ground hands along my sides
Blood is flowing out like high tide
Puffs of smoke blow by
Chrystal blue the sky
I didn't think it would be like this when I died
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3. |
Lehigh
03:34
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River rolling by saying bye bye
River rolling by saying hi
Roll on
Butterfly flying by
Flying by and by
On the Lehigh
Big black vultures circling in the sky
Hovering over me
Wondering if I'm going to die
With this banjo on my knee
Big white clouds rolling by
Sun shining high in the sky
On the Lehigh
Married my girl on the river side
Up on the mountain so high
On the Lehigh
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4. |
Hiding Place
04:25
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Lookin for a hiding place
In this here rodent race
Away from all the cars and the houses behind bars
Live at a walkin pace
Lookin for a hiding place
In this here rodent race
With no need for the cops, just your house and your crops
And some open space
But my brother is a bass turd
Yeah he’s an asshole
Lookin for a hiding place
In this here rodent race
With a couple of guitars underneath the stars and an upright bass
With a harp for the jaw and a musical saw at an old time pace
With a open back banjo and a taterbug mandolin and amazing grace
Lookin for a hiding place
Lookin for a hiding place
Lookin for a hiding place
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5. |
The Legend of Elmer Getz
06:13
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CAPO IV
Intro: (G, D, G)
(G)There's an old copper coil half buried in the ground
(G)from the (Em)time old (C)Elmer of the (G)mountain was around.
(G)About a mile from the trees where the (Em)apples feed the (G)bees
(G)that's where Elmer's (D)moonshine (G)still used to be.
(G)A big old black bear still sniffs around the (Em)gho(C)stly (G)shack
(G)looking (C)for some (G)squeezings from Elmer's old (D)Apple (G)Jack.
chorus
(G)Across the (C)Lehigh (G)River up (Em)back on the (C)Springhill (G)Road
(G)That's (C)where the (G)story of (Em)old (C)Elmer is (G)told
(G)Around a (C)campfire (G)burning in a (F)rim of (G)steel
(G)My uncle says that this old (Em)rim is from (G)Elmer's old (D)wagon (G)wheel
(G)Elmer mined the flagstone with dynamite and a homemade crane
(G)he'd (Em)load it on his (C)Willies truck and the (G)chassis still remains
(G)down at Elmer's dump rusty (Em)fenders among the (G)bottles
(G)he used to haul that (D)stone through the river with a steady (G)throttle
(G)You can find Elmer's stone through(Em)out White (C)Haven (G)town
(G)from up on (C)Springhill (G)Mountain where the blasting (D)used to (G)sound
bridge
(G)High (C)on the (G)mountain or (Em)down on the (C)river be(G)low
(G)Where (C)is old (G)Elmer, well there (Em)aint no(C)body who (G)knows
(G)Loading (C)up some (G)flagstone and (F)stepping on the (G)throttle
(G)Or down in his old moonshine (Em)shack (G)filling filling (F)filling up some (G)bottles to (D)take over (G)town
(G)Now with firelight in our eyes and spirits in our hands
(G)looking (Em)over the (C)family farm telling (G)stories about the land
(G)Grandma misses Elmer but she says he (Em)acted a little (G)crazy
(G)but when she hits the (D)hardstuff her memory gets a little (G)hazy
(G)My uncle was just a boy but his (Em)memo(C)ries are (G)fond
(G)hiding (C)neath the (G)Willies dodging shrapnel down by (D)Elmer's (G)pond
chorus
(G)Across the (C)Lehigh (G)River up (Em)back on the (C)Springhill (G)Road
(G)That's where the story (C)of old (G)Elmer old (Em)Elmer of the (C)mountain is (G)told
(G)Around a (C)campfire (G)burning in a (F)rim of (G)steel
(G)My uncle says that this old (Em)rim is from (G)Elmer's old (D)wagon (G)wheel
(G)My uncle says that this old (Em)rim is from (G)Elmer's old (D)wagon (C)wheel
end (G, C, G)
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6. |
The Pancake Song
05:35
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There's a time between the seasons
When winter is tired and Spring is a hoped for thing
A cooking fire late February
It's time for the Maple Sugaring
Blueberries under blue sky
Blueberries under blue sky
I've got a bucket full of blueberries on the fourth of July
The buckwheat is in the mill
And the buttermilk is in the barn
The autumn leaves are all on the ground
As the sun rises over town
In the kitchen you can swell the bacon and them pancakes frying
There's a time between the seasons
When winter is tired and Spring is a hoped for thing
A cooking fire late February
It's time for the Maple Sugaring
Making maple syrup yeah yeah
*(Kevin wrote these lyrics)(Amber had the idea of patience)
I've been tapping the trees all day
It's kind of hard to make it pay
Cause it's forty to one until you boil it down
And I keep on slippin on the snow on the ground
But the fires burning low and I'm under the gun
The sap keeps reaching up for the sun
And I got to get the "week old" boiled you know
If I'm gonna keep up with the flow
And I need it yeah yeah
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7. |
Roundup Ready
03:38
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The cows are artificial................ly inseminated
The fields are Roundup Ready corn and bean and
Hay, the soil is depleted
Chemical corn creeping in
Artificial army pollinating
What will become of our kin?
Nobody knows, their still studying
We should do some studying too about what we're eating
You'll never guess what their feeding the cows
When the hay is out of season
Chemical corn creeping in
Artificial army pollinating
What will become of our kin?
Nobody knows, their still studying
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8. |
Alfalfa
05:01
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Where am I going to be
When this life takes leave of me
I want to be happy
On my grave sow some alfalfa seed
I'm so happy to have seen you grow old my sweet child
Fed the fire when you were cold and felt the warmth of your sweet smile
Life's been good to our family
I hope your proud of me until we meet again on Heaven's bright shore
The clouds are quilted today and the light falls softly on your chin
Lord above, we all pray, please wash away our sins
Thank you Lord for blessing our family
I hope your proud of me until we meet again on Heaven's bright shore
Where am I going to be
When this life takes leave of me
I want to be happy
On my grave sow some alfalfa seed
Up on the mountain there are berries big and blue
Purple hands and purple smile singing out these words so true
Thank you Lord for being so good to me
I hope your proud of me until we meet again on Heaven's bright shore
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9. |
Powerplant
04:25
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No birds fly by anymore since that no good plant sprung up
And I can't see the stars anymore from my garden outside my back door
And if there's one weed that I'd kill be that no good power plant at the bottom of the hill
What if cancer is the evolution of all this pollution?
Is our administration protecting our nation?
I don't know but I'm wondering where their engineers got their education?
No birds fly by anymore since that no good plant sprung up
And I can't see the stars anymore from my garden outside my back door
And if there's one weed that I'd kill be that no good power plant at the bottom of the hill
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10. |
Fawn Run
05:35
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Fawn Run!
Clear down the mountain
Like a cold mountain stream
Under the trees
Flowing with ease
Down to the river and off to the sea once again
Fawn Run!
Clear past the highway
Fawn Run!
Without any injury
Fawn Run!
Fawn rise
Up to the sky as a feathery cloud
Blown through the heavens
Off to the mountains
Rain down on the ground once again
Fawn Run
Fawn Run
Fawn Run
Babblin brook
Flowin right past my toes
I wonder, can I take a drink?
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Josh Finsel Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
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