Ballad of Hollis Brown

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Hollis Brown, he lived on the outside of town
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Hollis Brown, he lived on the outside of town
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With his wife and five children and his cabin fallin' down

He looked for work and money and he walked a rugged mile
He looked for work and money and he walked a rugged mile
Your children are so hungry that they don't know how to smile

Your baby's crying louder it's pounding on your brain
Your baby's crying louder it's pounding on your brain
Your wife's tears are slashin' you like dirty drivin' rain

Your grass is turning black there's no water in your well
Your grass is turning black there's no water in your well (x)
You spent your last long dollar (x) on seven shotgun shells

Way out in the wilderness a cold coyote calls
Way out in the wilderness a cold coyote calls
Your eyes fix on the shotgun that's hangin' on the wall

Your brain is a-bleedin' and your legs can't seem to stand
Your brain is a-bleedin' and your legs can't seem to stand
Your eyes fix on the shotgun that you're holdin' in your hand

There's seven winds a-blowin all around the cabin door
There's seven winds a-blowin' all around the cabin door (x)
Seven shots ring out like the ocean's pounding roar

(long break)

There's seven people dead on a South Dakota farm
There's seven people dead on a South Dakota farm
                          (slow)
Way off in the distance there's seven new people born

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