Behind The Barn

from Prophecy Blues by Reverend Moon

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I chased off the young man
Who came by looking for you
Wild flowers in his hand
Still jeweled with the early mornin' dew

Said he'd come to rescue you
And take you far away from me
You had a right to life and love
Free from your father's tyranny

Said I had no right to work you
Like a mule under under the sun
You told him I'd visit you by moonlight
And all the awful things I'd done

I laughed and told him he'd been fooled
By those green eyes of yours
You're not my daughter, you're my wife
And you done this kinda thing before

He coloured and pulled a .38
In the morning light the barrel glistened
You'd told him I'd speak naught but lies
And he and wasn't to listen

I told him it happens every May
and I really wish it weren't the truth
But after the snows melt away
You finds yourself another foolish youth

That's about the time I smelt it
The courage he'd taken from liquor
I saw his finger shaking on the trigger
He was quick, but I was quicker

I chased off the young man
Who came by early this morn
Couldn't say what became of him
But there's another mound behind the barn

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from Prophecy Blues, released November 16, 2016

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REV. MOON (Jakob Rehlinger) heralds secular prophecies of the coming ruination.

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