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Southern Dirge # 3

from Rag & Bone Blues by Ross Cohen

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Tie him down
Get it wet
Put the sponge on his head
One last courtesy
Before they declare me dead
Seven years
Waiting for the day
I repay my debt
Hard time comes to nothing
In this chair my fate is strapped

And I cry
And I pray
Boatman, show me the way
Ferry me on to the other side
Where my soul will stay

Three years in
Still a shadow of hope
Still a chance of running out free
‘til the iron rain
Of a guard’s baton
Poured down on me
Four cracked ribs
And a broken nose
Made sure that I’d never see
A life outside
The railroad ties
And rotting ceiling beams

And I cry
And I pray
Boatman, show me the way
Ferry me on to the other side
Where my soul will stay











Well I miss the taste
Of the Georgia sun
Like sweet tea on my face
And the lazy lines
Of the Southern vines
Hangéd high for the crows to taste
And if the devil gave me
An alibi
Instead of the hunger and greed
I’d lie beside my July bride
Instead I’m kissing cold concrete

And I cry
And I pray
Boatman, show me the way
Ferry me on to the other side
Where my soul will stay

And I cry
And I pray
Boatman, show me the way
Ferry me on to the other side
Where my soul will stay

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from Rag & Bone Blues, released October 30, 2012
Written and Performed by Ross Cohen.

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Ross Cohen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ross Cohen was born in New York, grew up in Malvern Pennsylvania, schooled in St. Petersburg Florida, and matured in Alamo Texas. His mobile past has exposed him to various genres of music and lifestyles.

"I write songs, I sing, and I play guitar. Most of them are about girls. Some of them are about murders. Eros and Thanatos, baby. Eros and Thanatos."
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