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Death in the Valley

from Howlin' Heavin' Shanties by Junkman's Choir

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On a piss hot dirt road, two men draw their guns. One’s doing it for love, one’s doing it for fun. They gun down each other in the soft, summer light. No more time to laugh, no more time to fight.
A seniorita comes along and puts a rose at their heads. They ain’t going nowhere; the deserts their bed. She goes through their pockets, she takes off their boots, she strips off the lining that hangs on their coats.
The man in the black coat stands over the grave, of the child of his lover that he could not save. He clutches her black hair, holds her to his chest, to avenge his son’s killers, he must head out West.
He followed by day. He followed by night. The angel as assassin waits for morning light. He slits one throat open as he takes a piss, shot one point blank making sure he did not miss.
Now Rosa met Joaquin when they were just kids, got married at sixteen but soon hit the skids. Now she waits down by that dirt road with tears in here eyes. She curses the living, the promises, the lies.
She goes in her trailer. She fetches her ring. She ties it in a ribbon, throws it in a tin. She fetches her pistol that lies by her bed. Pulls hard on the trigger, lead shoots through her head.
Oh, Death In The Valley.

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from Howlin' Heavin' Shanties, released September 29, 2002
Lyrics: D Allardice
Music: D Allardice; Junkman's Choir

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Junkman's Choir Scotland, UK

Junkman's Choir are a two man band with a global sound; playing a mix of Cajun, country sea shanties, rockin' reels and spinning some twists and turns on the works of Rabbie Burns.
The sound of accordion, pocket trumpet, guitar and vocals, is as unique as it is infectious.
Look out for them on street or stage, stomping out their steel-toed rhythm. ... more

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