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Old Dry Bones

from Goody Shoes by The Squirrel Hillbillies

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A farmer’s lament about what has happened to his land and his heart.

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Old Dry Bones
© 2012 The Squirrel Hillbillies
Old dry bones left along the road
I still hear the lows of the cattle when the wind blows
How they make my heart grieve
These old dry bones

Out on the farm there ain’t much alive
Dust fills the air when trucks pass on by
Dirts road I used to cross every day
Broken pipes covered in rust block the way

Them papers I signed with my daddy’s old pen
While I joked with the bankers and the company men
Told how the gas and the dollars would flow
Both ran out a long time ago

Now there's old dry bones left along the road
I still hear the lows of the cattle when the wind blows
How they make my heart grieve
These old dry bones

I think of my daddy and the way that he lived
And I know there’s no chance he’d a done what I did
I picture him turning these bones in his hands
And mourning what’s happened to his sacred land

The load that I carry around in my heart
Is enough to tear anybody apart
I buried my daddy and all of my kin
All I got left is memories of them and these

Old dry bones left along the road
I still hear the lows of the cattle when the wind blows
How they make my heart grieve
These old dry bones

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from Goody Shoes, released March 30, 2014
Gary Crouth, vocals, guitar
Jenny Wolsk Bain, vocals
special guest Jason Rafalak, upright bass

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The Squirrel Hillbillies Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

From deep within the urban forest of Pittsburgh's East End, the Squirrel Hillbillies often emerge to share their eclectic mix of acoustic roots, spanning folk, country and blues. Duo partners Jenny Wolsk and Gary Crouth have been writing, arranging, recording and performing together since 2010. Their original songs have been played on radio programs in the US, Europe and around the world. ... more

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