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Black Nag

from Ferris Wheel by Shiny and the Spoon

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There ain’t a job in these mountains you don’t pay for for years
But it’s good to feel useful anyway

I heard down South’s a fountain they’ll throw pennies in for years
Till the coal comes to rest under the weight

It’s with those kinds of things I can relate

The other night I was dreamin’, had a shovel in my hand
And my Grandfather’s land between my toes

Well he asked me to plug up all the holes in our hills
But they sure pay the bills, Heaven knows

There’s a flood in Glen Canyon, but they say it’s a gas
Noah’s flood in a flash, sins washed away

But the folks ain’t abandoned, they’re still sunnin’ by the lake
A pretty gash in the wake of the fray

We can change God’s creation in a day

There’s a sign on my head where the miner’s lamp been
That says coal’s all that’s in this boy’s cards

And I can’t help but wonder when I think of the grin
That my Grandfather pinned between his scars

He said up here’s just closer to the stars

Lord, wash away this black day, wash away
From the peaks to the hollers and graves
Bring down a horse be it red, white, or gray
But just hold that black nag for a day

Bring down a horse be it red, white, or gray
But just hold that black nag for a day

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from Ferris Wheel, track released August 13, 2011
Words by Jordan Neff and Amber Nash, Music by Jordan Neff

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Shiny and the Spoon Cincinnati, Ohio

Called “Perhaps the best folk duo our region has to offer” (The Historic Southgate House), Shiny and the Spoon give off the warmth and intimacy of the likes of Johnny Cash and June Carter, with transcendent vocals and a vibrant acoustic core, complimented by sprinklings of ukulele, guitar, harmonica, and boot-stomping. ... more

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