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Crooked Road And The Briar lyrics

Down the crooked road a ways
A child s shadow hiding in the briar
Tending to a twisted heart that s bent and broken
Wounded and abandoned left amongst the rotted root to rot

Moon, crimson moon
Rose marie s walking down the crooked road a ways
All aglow, her fair white skin
Portrait of beauty, angel to many
Hears the hush crying from the briar
Reaches in her hand to see what s the matter
And is dragged through the darkness
Beneath the lonely cypress
The town s beloved daughter
Carried to her death in the turbid waters
And set afloat downstream

Whole town erupts, bursts into flame
Parties go a-searching down the crooked road a ways
Find old rufus there drunk and asleep
Fishing by the water must have killed our beloved daughter
Can t hold back these waves of anger
Tie a rope around his neck
See if he still hollers
Another innocent soul hangs over the briar
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