Willing Man

from Dry Goods and Sundries by Chuck Melchin

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the belt is gone on the well pump honey
the cistern’s running dry
push the cattle down to the new grass
push your prayers up to the sky

i’ll truck on down to Whitetail baby
see if big john can be found
brush the cobwebs off his dowser
find the water underground

they tell me that a willing man earns the measure with his hands
but if we don’t get some rain soon, i hope my savior understands
cause i’ve been keeping records now
you best believe i’m keeping score
and i won’t bother knocking
i’m just walking through heavens door

Hank can’t feed his horses honey
i can take them off his hands
they can graze up on the high hill
on the federale’s land

if we get out of this one baby
gonna settle up with the man
they say he works in mystery
well i don’t understand his plan

sometimes when the prairie grass
shimmers like a golden sea
the only thing that matters is that you are here with me

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from Dry Goods and Sundries, released May 5, 2020
Chuck Melchin - acoustic guitar, vocals
Artty Raynes Francoeur - harmonica

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