Gm-f-dm
Gm-f-dm
Gm when i was a boy there were fifteen a-people in the world
F fifteen a-bound for dm heaven, and gm fifteen a-bound for hell
Gm and the devil come 'round, yeah he jump on my bed
Say you got to f leave me alone dm you got to gm give me some rest
But i f gather my lead, and i gm gather my spool
And i f burn it all with sulphur 'til the c7 devil did what we gm feared
And we fly through the night, under the mercury moon
So i could watch you sleep and dream a-in your room
When i was a boy, a-there were fifteen people in the world
I had a bowl for my sweetheart, and a fiddle to raise the devil from hell
I could play a swwet tune, or make my sweetheart laugh
I could shake a blackbird from the highest tree branch
I was half a boy, i was half a jack
Jimmy? donner? was full of man, most of which is bad
You know he shot a man that had my father's face
And he geld a woman down who had my sister's name
When i was a boy, a-there were fifteen people in the world
And the lovers would lie in the long tall gra** by the railroad track
And the angels come down, they make the rails to sing
I put my ears to the tracks, and they tell me things
That a train would come with a fiery roar
Reeks in heaven into hell into a long black trail of smoke
And the earth would shake with the escaping steam
And the train would make a thunder to drown out any scream
Hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm
When i was a boy, a-there were a-fifteen people in the world
A-fifteen bound for heaven, and fifteen bound for hell
And the lovers would lie in a box o' pine
And the doctor come 'round, to flick coins on their eyes
I'm a preacher man now, i've got my place on earth
'cause i have heard the voices from beyond this world
I'm a preacher man now, i've got my place in hell
'cause i have heard the voices no man should live to tell
'cause i have heard the voices no man should live to tell
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Huh-huh, huh-huh
Gm