Thirteen Crates

from Ferris Wheel by Shiny and the Spoon

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I’m gonna mail you in thirteen crates
To all the people that you once loved
With all your banking interests in thirteen states
Truth is one crate outta be enough
Oh, you better cry to God above

I’m gonna drown you in thirteen lakes
For your damns that break and flood out small towns
I’m gonna nail you to thirteen stakes to two railroad ties to hang upside down
Tell St. Peter than your smile’s a frown

Well I learned right from wrong between union songs and my Grandfather’s wake
They said after he died, from his throat they pried
An apple-sized hunk of coal and lead
Two years later my father was laid under the scales of an underground snake
Mama told me son, when that copper head’s done
You’ve got to follow the coal train and go for the head

Thirteen crates on the top of the hill
Jack fell down and went straight to Hell
Thirteen crates on the top of the hill
Jack fell down and went straight to Hell
Jack fell down and went straight to Hell

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from Ferris Wheel, track released August 13, 2011
Words and 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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