Jump, Little Children - Only Son lyrics

He's the only son to be born in the widow's house The only son to be born in the widow's house The only son to be born In a house so torn He's the only son to be born in the widow's house He took his name like a hammer in his hand He took his name like a hammer in his hand He took his name in his hand From a dying man He took his name like a hammer in his hand Everywhere that he would go And he paid once for the deed He paid twice in his hour of need One more time for the old church bell And his daddy died Before he opened his eyes And his mother would never tell Never go out there on your own Don't you ever go out there on your own I'm telling you not to go where the wide water flows Don't you ever go out there on your own The secret lies in a New Orleans hotel The secret lies in a New Orleans hotel The secret lies in a bed With the covers over its head The secret lies in a New Orleans hotel Where the yellow roses grow And he paid once for the deed He paid twice in his hour of need One more time for the old church bell And his daddy died Before he opened his eyes And his mother would never tell Someday it'll come to you Like a freight train coming through a heavy mountain rain You'll know what you're going to do When you see you're making the very same mistake You'll pay once for the deed You'll pay twice in your hour of need One more time for the old chuch bell And your daddy died Before you opened your eyes And your mother would never tell