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Recorded in Woodstock, NY, June 2010 with Joe Flood (acoustic guitar, mandolin, vocal), Eric Ambel (electric guitar), Garth Hudson (accordion), Mark Dann (double bass), Thierry Arpino (drums). Produced by Eric "Roscoe" Ambel.

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It's sung for you this weary song
My backwoods friend who right or wrong
Gave me for free the wood you sold
When my life left me in the cold
You who built me a ifre when
All those good solid citizens
And all of that well-intentioned crowd
Were happy to see me put out
It wasn't much, four sticks of wood
But from these bones it stole the chill
And in my soul it's burning still
As bright as the home fires should
You, my fine friend, when you should die
And the pallbearers bear you by
May they lead you beyond the sun
To th' eternal one

It's sung for you this weary song
Poor housekeeper who right or wrong
Gave four bits of bread to eat
When my life left me in the street
You who fed me from your board when
All those good solid citizens
And all of that well-intentioned crowd
Just laughed at my being locked out
I know you just spared what you could
But from these bones it stole the chill
And in my osul it's burning still
As wild as a bonfire would
You, dear lady, when you should die
And the pallbearers bear you by
May they lead you beyond the sun
To th' eternal one

It's sung for you this weary song
You, the stranger, who right or wrong
Gave me a sad smile on that day
The cops came and hauled me away
You who didn't cheer them on when
All those good solid citizens
And all of that well-intentioned crowd
Were glad to see me knocked about
It wasn't much from where they stood
But from these bones it stole the chill
And in my soul it's burning still
As warm as a summer sun would
You, kin dstranger, when you should die
And the pallbearers bear you by
May they lead you beyond the sun
To th' eternal one

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Joe Flood New Haven, Connecticut

Joe Flood is a songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist who has performed, written, and recorded with many of the great names in American roots music, among them The Band, Blues Traveler, Dr. John, Bottle Rockets, Laura Cantrell, Eric Andersen, Happy and Artie Traum, Jim Weider, Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, Jono Manson, and the list goes on! Please visit www.joefloodmusic.com for more information. ... more

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