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Coal Black Train

by Mississippi Rail Company

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stiv cantarelli
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stiv cantarelli Great feeling and great songs. I whish I could have seen you guys play while in NOLA. Favorite track: Mojo Hand.
Matthais
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Matthais This one is awesome: Simple and straight, but with great songs and so much enthusiasm - never fails to make me smile.
Amazing what you can do just with piano, bass and drums. One of my all time favorites!
Ed Martin
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Ed Martin Just pure fun from beginning to end. Favorite track: Mojo Hand.
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1.
I'm going to have a hard time killin' you A hard time killin' you Hush pretty mama don't you say a word Don't you say a word 'Cause I'm going to take my .45 And shoot you right between the eyes Going to lay your body down Six feet in the ground Six feet in the ground Send my bloodhounds, hunt your lover down Hunt your lover down Listen boy, there's trouble at your door Trouble at your door 'Cause I'm going to take my .45 And shoot you right between the eyes Going to lay your body down Six feet in the ground Six feet in the ground What you say your life is worth? A sack full of pennies and a bag of dirt Caught you with your back door man And you won't see him again No, you won't see him again Give me cocaine, give me whiskey dry Give me whiskey dry Got to catch that train to Chicago Train to Chicago 'Cause I'm going to take my .45 And shoot you right between the eyes Going to lay your body down Six feet in the ground Six feet in the ground Six feet in the ground Six feet in the ground
2.
Well I went to the doctor and I asked for some help My broken heart ain't healing right, and I can't help myself From loving someone who don't love me, like they used to Oh doctor, doctor what can I do? Well I went to the bookstore and I gazed at the shelf But they don't make a book to get me started loving someone else Oh I got picture books and almanacs but I can't get my baby back Oh tell me what can I do? A wise man once told me I don't need anyone As an honest man I tell you I agree I'm going through my anyones and it seems to be That there's only one baby for me Well I went to the movies, went to see a picture show I bought myself a small popcorn, 'cause honey don't you know I've got to give myself a little lift when I'm feeling blue Oh baby, I don't want to love you Oh baby, I don't want to love you Oh baby, I don't want to love you
3.
Well I work hard from dusk to dawn I've got no debts to pay No I don't, no I don't If I give you one more chance You'll squander it away Yes you will, yes you will So I'll pack my things and head on down the road Who knows where I'll be when the rooster crows I'll think I'm heading down to New Orleans And that's the best goodbye you'll get from me I won't be home for summer And I won't be home for fall No I won't, no I won't Don't make me any supper Won't be coming home at all No I won't, no I won't Well the wind is blowing west and that's a sign I've got to get the hell on with my life See your laundry hanging on the peach tree And that's the best goodbye you'll get from me Drinking heal your problems Drinking won't heal mine No it won't, no it won't Time will heal your wounds Time won't heal mine No it won't, no it won't Well time has come for me to go away I'm not going to spend another Living someplace I don't want to be And that's the best goodbye you'll get from me That's the best goodbye you'll get from me That's the best goodbye you're goin' to get from me
4.
I see you in the cabaret, nursing your Sazerac Fingers twirling in your hair, my eyes meet in your stare Whisper softly in my ear, tell me all your fantasies Make me tremble to the bone, let you mind lose control Lead my hand up your dress Leave your lipstick on my neck Let me feel what's inside Every night you cross my mind with memories from our love affair I miss your soft and gentle touch, I miss your kisses very much Meet me in the Roosevelt for a midnight rendezvous I walk through clouds of sweet perfume, while you lie naked in my room Make your move, nice and slow From the mattress to the floor Eden waits for you and I Ring around the apple tree One more time before you leave I am begging darling please Smoke one more cigarette Then darling back to bed 'Cause I ain't finished with you yet Say my name like you want me girl Say my name like you need me Don't you make me ask you twice You play naughty, I'll play nice Tie my hands to the post Let me know you love me most Eden waits for you and I Ring around the apple tree One more time before you leave I am begging darling please Smoke one more cigarette Then darling back to bed 'Cause I ain't finished with you yet
5.
Mojo Hand 02:47
I am a man on the run My mojo ain't no match for a jealous man's gun Ain't no tellin' when, my good luck will end You can bury me with my mojo hand I got something that you don't Something that will make your woman moan You might be her man, but when that back door slam You'll know it was my mojo hand All these women can't resist My sweet lovin' can't be missed Searching far across this land Everybody wants my mojo hand If your woman is on my mind It won't be long before she's mine Ain't nothing you can do, even Johnny Conkaroo Wishes he had my mojo hand All these women can't resist My sweet lovin' can't be missed Searching car across this land Everybody wants my mojo hand I am a man on the run My mojo ain't no match for a jealous man's gun Ain't no tellin' when my good luck will end You can bury me with my You can bury me with my You can bury me with my mojo hand
6.
Can I be your husband, can I be your man? Can I be your husband, can I be your man? Can I be your husband, be your man? Be the one who holds your hand? Can I be your husband, be your man? Girl, I love you in the morning, love you at night Girl, I love you in the morning, love you at night Girl, I love you in the morning, love you at night Love you good and love you right Love you in the morning, love you at night I want you to be my lover I want you to be my wife No man going to treat you, like I treat you No man going to love you, like I do Bring you eggs from the kitchen, flowers from the yard Bring you eggs from the kitchen, flowers from the yard Bring you eggs from the kitchen, flowers from the yard Mama don't worry your mind at all Bring you eggs from the kitchen, flowers from the yard I want you to be my lover I want you to be my wife No man going to treat you, like I treat you No man going to love you, like I do Can I be your husband, can I be your man? Can I be your husband, can I be your man? Can I be your husband, be your man? Be the one who holds your hand? Can I be your husband, be your man? Can I be your husband, be your man? Can I be your husband, be your man?
7.
Well it came five years back down to the day Wasn't looking for trouble or any hell to pay Rode his horse real tall like a man of his word Didn't care to speak but he needed to be heard A god damn sinner, redeemed beginner Looking in the mirror for words But he only saw his eyes, and he wouldn't compromise It was the devil in his head that he heard He said I don't want trouble got enough on my own Shut up and sit down I've got some sins to atone Around these parts you got a way into hell Better calm down there's things I can't tell Dammit boy listen, I'm pretty persistent I could see his face was turning red What I need is a good route please I'm going to shoot the devil dead Everybody grab your girl and bring her closer Everybody raise your glass and raise it high Johnny's on his way right now to kill the devil So you better get your sinnin' done tonight Johnny walked down to the gates of hell Heard the demons scream and he knew them well Walked right up to the devil himself Was a big strong man didn't need any help What do you want with these broken men And their broken lives and their broken land? I'm not a man of God but I damn do intend To settle the score tonight And the lights went out and the flames came up And Johnny was alone in the world Johnny was quick but he wasn't quick enough He died with his fingers curled It's nights like this with a warm group of friends We remember Johnny and his fight to no end A man who stands always knows where lands God damn I can drink to that Everybody grab your girl and bring her closer Everybody raise your glass and raise it high Johnny's on his way right now to kill the devil So you better get your sinnin' done tonight Everybody grab your girl and bring her closer Everybody raise your glass and raise it high Johnny's on his way right now to kill the devil So you better get your sinnin' done tonight Oh Lord, don't you hear my cry 'Cause the devil's on his way tonight Oh Lord, don't you hear my cry 'Cause the devil's on his way tonight Oh Lord, don't you hear my cry 'Cause the devil's on his way tonight Oh Lord, don't you hear my cry 'Cause the devil's on his way tonight
8.
Sure feels good to drink again Got that bottle in my hand Sweet like sugar in my vein Sure goes well with some good cocaine Just one drop is all I need Just one drop will poison me Take my money, my jellyroll Take my body and my soul I'm going to drink 'til the still runs dry Drink that whiskey day and night When I'm down take me out I want to know what it means to be down and out Just one drop is all I need Just one drop will poison me Take my money, my jellyroll Take my body and my soul I don't care what you think I love my whiskey drink I love my whiskey drink Just one drop is all I need Just one drop will poison me Take my money, my jellyroll Take my body and my soul I don't care what you think I love my whiskey drink I love my whiskey drink I love my whiskey drink I love my whiskey drink
9.
No More 02:55
You think you're sweet, you think you're nice But woman you treat me so unkind Quit your knockin', quit your knockin' on my door You come home late, every night With your lipstick smeared, baby, that ain't right Quit your knockin' quit your knockin' on my door Maybe you're with some other guy 'Cause you never pay me no mind I ain't going to take this no more No more, more, more You took my love, you took my life You stabbed it with a butcher's knife Quit your knockin', quit your knockin' on my door You say you've changed, you say you've grown Mama, you reap just what you sow Quit your knockin', quit you knockin' on my door Maybe you're with some other guy 'Cause you never pay me no mind I ain't going to take this no more No more, more, more No more, no more You can keep knockin' on my front door But I ain't going to let you, I ain't going to let you in No more (2x) Don't you waste your time I ain't going to come outside Woman you had your chance before I ain't going to be your man no more No more, no more You can keep knockin' on my front door But I ain't going to let you, I ain't going to let you in No more (3x)
10.
Jenny crashed her '82 Chevrolet Left the body lying in the road She never looked back, she never looked back Now, now, now She's going where no one knows her name Billy didn't keep photographs on the wall Never had any women on his mind Left the steel mill just to Ride, ride, ride Just to hear that lonesome whistle blow Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride Ray was born in a highway 10 motel Mother didn't pay him any mind He saw the smokestack, he done and chased it Down, down, down Now everybody knows his name Susan couldn't hide the bruises anymore Couldn't wipe the blood stains off her clothes Took her little child, took a little while to Cry, cry, cry That mean old man going to burn in hell Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride Johnny was a little boy he used to cry himself to sleep Wishing he was never born at all There's something better than There's something bigger than the life I'm living Now he forever rides the rail Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride that coal black train Going to ride, going to ride
11.
It's five A.M. at the whistle stop My eyes are bloodshot red But it sure takes lots of alcohol To leave your wife and kids When I cross that borderline And burn through one more jack Never will I entertain the Thought of coming back Goodbye, Carolina I hope that you forget The man whose name you say in vain The man who's on your mind I pray the Lord will spare my time To walk His earthly realm For when I die eternity Will sure be spent in hell Goodbye, Carolina I hope you can forget The man whose name you say in vain The man who's on your mind Goodbye, Carolina I hope that you forget The man whose name you say in vain The man who's on your mind The man who's on your mind The man who's on your mind

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The debut album, "Coal Black Train," recorded deep in the swamps of Maurice, Louisiana retells the ghost stories, love songs, and murder ballads of the American South.

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released April 14, 2012

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