40 Miles of Mountain Road

[00:08.15] I walked forty miles of mountain road
[00:11.49] With a worn out wheel and a load down low
[00:16.33] I broke down and I'd be there still
[00:20.39] But I had enough speed to make it over the hill
[00:24.41] Well I crossed the ridge over the top
[00:28.26] Seen a two log bridge with no time to stop
[00:32.35] I can't turn close, I can't turn wide
[00:36.36] So I left my body on the other side
[00:48.62] I walked forty miles of Georgia clay
[00:52.65] And I seen Diablo along the way
[00:56.93] Digging a grave with a pick and a shovel
[01:00.22] I said, "I got no sympathy for you, devil"
[01:05.04] I drink my liquor from an old fruit jar
[01:08.70] I made a banjo from a old ham can
[01:12.90] I'm going straight to hell when I leave this world
[01:16.41] I'd rather be a possum than an old broke girl
[01:20.52] I walked forty miles of mountain road
[01:23.73] Soothe my temper, soothe my soul
[01:24.69] Forty miles of mountain road
[01:26.88] To get you in the middle and let you go home
[01:51.27] I walked forty miles to the old crossroads
[01:55.45] Tried to buy back my soul
[01:59.40] Bet it all on just one roll
[02:02.73] Seen a pair of snake eyes looking cold
[02:07.14] When you lose, it's only fair
[02:10.96] The lord don't hear no gambler's prayer
[02:15.70] Go tell it on the mountain now have you heard
[02:20.08] Hell broke loose devil's outta work I walked forty miles of mountain road
[02:27.91] Soothe my temper, soothe my soul
[02:31.79] Forty miles of mountain road
[02:33.96] To get you in the middle and let you go home
[03:02.34] I walked through the cactus to find a rose
[03:06.59] For my baby, sweet and cold
[03:10.49] Six foot down and on his way
[03:14.13] To meet St. Peter at the gates
[03:18.10] I walked forty miles of mountain road
[03:20.56] Soothe my temper, soothe my soul
[03:22.29] Forty miles of mountain road
[03:24.27] To get you in the middle and let you go home
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