Fiddle Lyrics

Gm-f-dm
Gm-f-dm

Gm when I was a boy there were fifteen a-people in the world
F fifteen a-bound for dm heaven, and gm fifteen a-bound for hell
Gm and the devil come 'round, yeah he jump on my bed
Say you got to f leave me alone dm you got to gm give me some rest

But I f gather my lead, and I gm gather my spool
And I f burn it all with sulphur 'til the c7 devil did what we gm feared

And we fly through the night, under the mercury moon
So I could watch you sleep and dream a-in your room

When I was a boy, a-there were fifteen people in the world
I had a bowl for my sweetheart, and a fiddle to raise the devil from hell
I could play a swwet tune, or make my sweetheart laugh
I could shake a blackbird from the highest tree branch

I was half a boy, I was half a jack
Jimmy? donner? was full of man, most of which is bad

You know he shot a man that had my father's face
And he geld a woman down who had my sister's name

When I was a boy, a-there were fifteen people in the world
And the lovers would lie in the long tall gra*s by the railroad track
And the angels come down, they make the rails to sing
I put my ears to the tracks, and they tell me things

That a train would come with a fiery roar
Reeks in heaven into hell into a long black trail of smoke

And the earth would shake with the escaping steam
And the train would make a thunder to drown out any scream

Hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm

When I was a boy, a-there were a-fifteen people in the world
A-fifteen bound for heaven, and fifteen bound for hell
And the lovers would lie in a box o' pine
And the doctor come 'round, to flick coins on their eyes

I'm a preacher man now, I've got my place on earth
'cause I have heard the voices from beyond this world

I'm a preacher man now, I've got my place in hell
'cause I have heard the voices no man should live to tell
'cause I have heard the voices no man should live to tell

Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh

Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh

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