The Ballad of Hollis Brown-Totta Näslund

[00:12.50]Hollis Brown he lived on the outside of town [00:21.63]Hollis Brown he lived on the outside of town [00:30.30]With his wife and five children [00:32.89]And his cabin broking down [00:34.94] [00:39.36]You looked for work and money [00:41.57]And you walked a rugged mile [00:48.32]You looked for work and money [00:50.46]And you walked a rugged mile [00:52.62] [00:57.10]Your children are so hungry [00:59.53]That they don't know how to smile [01:05.99]Your baby's eyes look crazy [01:08.59]They're a tugging at your sleeve [01:14.91]Your baby's eyes look crazy [01:17.36]They're a tugging at your sleeve [01:23.87]You walk the floor and wonder why [01:26.53]With every breath you breathe [01:32.91]The rats have got your flour [01:35.18]Bad blood it got your mare [01:41.73]The rats have got your flour [01:44.15]Bad blood it got your mare [01:50.43]If there's anyone that knows [01:53.05]Is there anyone that cares [01:59.53]You prayed to the Lord above [02:02.00]Oh please send you a friend [02:08.45]You prayed to the Lord above [02:10.86]Oh please send you a friend [02:17.44]Your empty pocket tell you [02:19.99]That you ain't a got no friend [02:21.79] [02:26.35]Your babies are crying louder now [02:28.81]It's pounding on your brain [02:35.08]Your babies are crying louder now [02:37.71]It's pounding on your brain [02:39.48] [02:44.07]Your wife's screams are stabbing you [02:46.59]Like the dirty driving rain [02:48.64] [02:53.02]Your grass is turning black [02:55.20]There's no water in your well [03:01.90]Your grass is turning black [03:04.07]There's no water in your well [03:10.81]Your spent your last lone dollar [03:13.34]On seven shotgun shels [03:15.44] [03:20.15]Way out in the wilderness [03:22.89]A cold coyote calls [03:29.02]Way out in the wilderness [03:31.24]A cold coyote calls [03:37.53]Your eyes fix on the shortgun [03:40.09]That's hanging on the wall [03:46.60]Your brain is ableeding [03:48.95]And your legs can't seem to stand [03:55.40]Your brain is ableeding [03:57.77]And your legs can't seem to stand [04:04.37]Your eyes fix on the shortgun [04:06.99]That you're holding in your hand [04:08.98] [04:13.20]There's seven breezes ablowing [04:15.70]All around the cabin door [04:17.52] [04:22.18]There's seven breezes ablowing [04:24.63]All around the cabin door [04:26.96] [04:31.44]Seven shots ring out [04:33.52]Like the ocean's pounding roar [04:36.17] [04:50.17]There's seven people dead [04:52.84]On a south Dakota farm [04:59.36]There's seven people dead [05:01.58]On a south Dakota farm [05:03.52] [05:08.26]Somewhere in the distance [05:10.92]There's seven new people born [05:12.96]