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The Blood Of John Hill

from The Whiskey Fund by Herb & Hanson

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The night smelled of woodsmoke and trouble was on the rise
William was drinking and being weighed down by the skies
For the rain had been falling all day
Washing his evil trail away
The man he'd been hunting five nights
For stealing the love of his darling wife

It was six nights ago beneath the waning moon
A gunfight broke out just outside of Joseph's Saloon
Only a few shots went off
Before the sheriff, he stepped in to stop
These men from fulfilling their deed
But William, he cried there on his knees.

For Mary'd been shot in the back as she turned to run
From a bullet that was fired out of the drunkards gun
As William, he rose for revenge
The sheriff, he spoke of his evil sin
He hadn't been tried for his wrong
But William, he knew he could not wait long

The next morning broke with a crowd gathered round that jail
It seems that the man who shot Mary escaped from his cell
So William he called for his steed
For now he was free to indulge his greed
For the blood of the man named John Hill
A man that in time he was sure to kill

The trail was warm, heading west with the setting sun
William rode fast with a hand always held on his gun
After riding for five days and nights
Finally a town, it came into sight
To William it's name was not known
Hoping it was the place where the man had flown

As he tied up his horse heading into the local saloon
Feeling so strongly a sense of impending doom
As he sat in the bar that day
A man in the corner, he softly said
A stranger has entered my town
he spoke of his name and William headed down

John Hill he was gambling over at Katie May's
Thinking he'd run and left all his troubles at bay
He held in his hand two pair
Aces and eights, he was almost there
The dealer laid one more down
The ace of spades, JOhn Hill hit the ground

After traveling for days across this lonesome land
William shot John, fulfilling his Dead Man's Hand
And his cards, they fell to the floor
William stood watching from the door
His pistol fell from his grasp
MAry's murder avenged, he could rest at last

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from The Whiskey Fund, released June 30, 2006

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American roots duo Herb and Hanson features two songwriters expressing themselves with little more than a guitar, a mandolin and their respective voices. Incorporating the sounds of America's oldest influences of blues, folk and rag, into their songwriting, this prodigious pair seeks to relay these traditions in a contemporary way for their audience to ruminate. ... more

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