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I asked my man to take a walk
But all our words turned into angry talk
Down beside where the waters flow
Blood on the banks of the dirty Ohio
In his hand he held a knife
He told me I'd be his wife
Down beside where the waters flow
Blood on the banks of the dirty Ohio
I kicked dirt in both his eyes
Then I found a rock the right size
Down beside where the waters flow
Blood on the banks of the dirty Ohio
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Big Bad Nothin'
04:28
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Sittin' on a cloud, just mindin' mine
You got yer ways, I got mine
Just breathin' in & breathin' out
Still no clue what it's all about
The road to hell is paved with the best goddamn intentions
The songs you were singing got me to feeling bad
And here you are again back with another heartbreak invention
The pond gets murky under the lily pads
It's the Big Bad Nothin'
Like a bird with a clipped wing
I keep on circling around the same old things
I tried to change my luck with a four-leaf clover
But I ain't been anywhere but down
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Survive (All My Trials)
04:45
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If love was thing that money could buy
The rich would live & the poor would die
But I'll survive, Lord, I'll make it through
Go to sleep, my little baby, don't you cry
Yer mean ol' daddy has to die
Oh, I'll survive, Lord, I'll make it through
Too late, my sisters, too late, but never mind
Here comes Old Man Death swinging his midnight scythe
I have a little black book that sets me free
Inkblood letters spelling "ecstasy"
Oh, I'll survive, Lord, I'll make it through if you just see me through
Yes, a woman was born to suffer agony
Her will to live is defiant poetry
Oh, I'll survive, Lord, I'll make it through
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Sorrow-Bound
03:40
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It takes as long as it takes
You can't force a river to run both ways
I can't wait for you to make me stay
I've been plotting & scheming & dreaming all day
There's a want for better days, oh Lord
You can't tap out when your hand's been staked down
They say you gotta be the change, oh Lord
Death or glory, either way is sorrow-bound
Hate the crime but love the criminal
And give it all away while you still can
Only sing the song your heart demands
Never withhold a helping hand
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Three Chords
04:18
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Staring at the crotch of a shagbark hickory
Wonderin' if you ever still think of me
Watchin' that hangdog moon slink off
With its tail between its legs
Passing by the county line
Nice & high & feeling fine
Chasing that setting sun
With stars in my eyes
And all of this will pass
You can't keep living in the past
Just find three chords and a rhythm
And when them bad thoughts come just pretend you don't hear 'em
Over & through, from me to you
Purple sky, pink clouds with streaks of blue
Singing my song for the whip-poor-will
I'm nestless & restless & missin' you
And all of this will pass
You can't keep living in the past
Just find three chords and a rhythm
And when them bad thoughts come just pretend you don't hear 'em
Do you now?
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A.S. Coomer Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Folk. Americana. Narratives. Ambient Instrumentals. Aubades. Nocturnes. Poetry. Rock & roll. Psychedelia. Alt-
Country.
Five of my tunes were published by The Museum of Americana.
Rural Eminence Volumes One, Two, & Three are instrumental reflections of the rural life.
Songs for Leaving is a poetry/music fusion.
I've got tons of projects cooking.
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