Jason Boland & the Stragglers - Ludlow lyrics

Verse 1: No man should have to live his life a slave For the few at the top that reap the gold They murder every prophet for as long as it's been told The enemies of both the pure and brave Lord, save us before there ain't much left to save We stopped work and held up in the camps Underneath the Colorado stars The Baldwin Felts thugs and the National Guard Were called in to put out the lamp With the blessings of our dear old Uncle Sam Chorus: The blood sure did flow up in Ludlow The air became full of smoke and lead The blood sure did flow up in Ludlow my friends They left a lot of decent people dead Verse 2: The holes where a few had tried to hide Soon enough were turned to shallow graves For at least eleven children that no one there could save The d**h special took another ride Oh at night I hear their lonesome mothers cry Chorus: 'Cause the blood sure did flow up in Ludlow The air became full of smoke and lead The blood sure did flow up in Ludlow my friends They left a lot of decent people dead Verse 3: An Engineer took mercy on our souls He stopped the train right in the line of fire Gave us folks a chance to escape the funeral pyre The story that I tell you must be told Better wake up now before we're all too old Chorus: 'Cause the blood sure did flow up in Ludlow The air became full of smoke and lead The blood sure did flow up in Ludlow my friends They left a lot of decent people dead Oh the blood sure did flow up in Ludlow my friends They left a lot of decent people dead