J. Tillman - New Imperial Grand Blues lyrics

Florins hanging under the willow Daddy sang in/Daddy's hanging from those beams Keeping perfect time with the creaking That girl's only got 18 wheels Spent enough time with the living To know the living don't spend nothing on me So leave your wine and soul in a mansion Oh, meet me in the big red sea Sister there's no man you could save Oh, piece no mush American taint Bible still can teach you about suffering Oh, but suffering doesn't know god's name Spent enough time with the living To know the living don't spend nothing on me, so Tell your uncles where to go Oh, meet me in the big red sea Holding your head under the water Doesn't make you a white whale Holding your head higher and right Doesn't make you a man, Jane Spent enough time with the living To know the living don't spend nothing on me, so Siccin' purple shales on the altar Meet me in the big red sea You can't steal this in remembrance of me Oh, meet me in the big red sea