Debt to the bone

from Death n' Blues - vol.1 by The Graveyard Ensemble

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Hey man, do you know your made outta mud?
If you’re poor… made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that’s weak but a back that’s strong

Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get?
Struggling, starving, rushing, hustling – Covered in sweat
Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt!

Hey man, I was born when the sun didn’t shine
Picked up my shovel and walked to the mine
Father don’t you call me, because I can’t go
I owe my soul to the company store

Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get?
Struggling, starving, rushing, hustling – Covered in sweat
Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt!

Loaded 16 tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said, “well, a-bless my soul”

[Solo]

Loaded 16 tons… Death blessed your soul

Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get?
Struggling, starving, rushing, hustling – Covered in sweat
Working, running, fighting, pushing – What do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt!

If you see me comin’
Better step aside
A lotta men didn’t
A lotta men died
One fist of iron
The other of steel
If the right one don’t get you
Then the left one will

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from Death n' Blues - vol.1, released April 1, 2023

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The Graveyard Ensemble Portugal

In the Summer of 2020, Black Bird Dave set out to finally orchestrate a criminal plan he had been plotting for years: to perform the ultimate assault on the Blues.
For his new gang, he enrolled two long time partners in crime - Tony the Gun and Claude the Duke and, to complete the set up, Old Boy Kim was dragged out of his pre-retirement.
To be continued… ... more

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