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Hogweed John

from Steel Linin' Chant by Junkman's Choir

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Ink stain sky; spreading west like a bruise.
Moon harvests dusk as a scythe.
Stars, they come out, tiny little daggers,
Piercing through the fabric of night.

He’s waiting out there, for the sad, sold and weary.
He’s been waiting in the dark since the light was made.
He’s been filling out the stories where the blame lay unspoken,
Sharpening your wits with an old rusty blade.

Chorus
He’s long gone, Hogweed John.
Cast right out of heaven for the wrong that was done.
He’s long gone, Hogweed John.
Two miles from home when it all went wrong.

There’s young Jayne, all lost and lonely,
Lying so peaceful in the dry riverbed.
She’s been missing, but nobody’s missed her.
‘Always in the way’ was what the good Baptists said.

Beholden to a promise from a tall dark stranger.
Show her lights brighter than the green ocean sheen.
But the bounty he’s bringing cost a whole lot more than money.
Sweet spoken lies rub salt in your dreams.

Chorus

Sun was on the meadow; Cast a shadow on the rise.
John was out a-fishing, for a catch he’d prize.
Red Barn hunkering down original sin.
The beast is on the prowl and there’s the man with him.

The stain on her head was a pretty purple flower.
Red ribbons fell like tears from her long blond hair.
She wore a smile that lived as long as the five men who found her.
Haunted in their dreams by the guilt they all shared.
And he’s…

Chorus
Long gone, Hogweed John.
Cast down to earth for the wrong that was done.
He’s long gone, Hogweed John.
So far from heaven, so near to her home.

He’s long gone, (Hogweed John)
He’s long gone, (Hogweed John)
He’s long gone, (Hogweed John)
She was two miles from home when it all went wrong.

credits

from Steel Linin' Chant, released September 20, 2007
Lyrics: K Longmuir
Music: K Longmuir; D Wiseman

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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.
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