Run Rufus Run-Dale Ann Bradley

[ti:Run Rufus Run] [ar:Dale Ann Bradley] [al:Catch Tomorrow] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Run Rufus Run - Dale Ann Bradley [00:06.72]The mountains were a prison for their family of nine [00:11.16]No where to go no place to work unless you crawled down in the mines [00:16.72]And his momma knew the sound of a man's lungs turnin' black [00:21.48]So when daddy found another way to make a livin' [00:23.81]It was easy to turn her back [00:26.00] [00:27.32]Now rufus was the oldest and he knew bell county well [00:31.75]He could hunt and fish like any grown man and take care of his self [00:36.10] [00:37.40]So his daddy put him to runnin' shine when he was just 12 years old [00:41.84]Said it might not be the right thing but it sure beats minin' coal [00:46.23] [00:47.30]And he'd say run rufus run run across the mountains darlin' [00:52.11]Daddy wants you to take a load of shine to a man up near Harlan [00:56.54]And he feared for his life every time [00:58.53]His daddy would put him on the run again [01:01.04]He'd say a boy's no match for the shotgun [01:03.09]Blast from the gun of a revenue man [01:05.24] [01:13.82]And one fall night when the moon was bright enough to light his way [01:18.12]Rufus loaded up that old sedan said I'll be back 'fore the break of day [01:22.68] [01:23.70]But as he turned onto highway 119 he heard three shotgun blasts [01:28.32]And his blood ran cold and he wondered could this run be his last [01:33.11] [01:33.90]And his momma never closed her eyes that night when he left home [01:38.51]She tossed and turned and walked the floor prayin' nothin' would go wrong [01:42.98] [01:44.07]'Cause her thoughts were on a stranger she'd heard about from town [01:48.36]He had a funny talk and a brand new car and been askin' around [01:54.23]Run rufus run run across the mountains darlin' [01:58.66]Daddy wants you to take a load of shine to a man up near Harlan [02:03.16]And he feared for his life every time [02:05.05]His daddy would put him on the run again [02:07.84]He'd say a boy's no match for the shotgun [02:09.64]Blast from the gun of a revenue man [02:12.02] [02:30.16]Oh but rufus knew those mountain roads like the back of his hand [02:34.09] [02:34.72]He could take those curves on two wheels in a beat up old sedan [02:38.87] [02:40.22]So he ran 'em up a holler and lost 'em somewhere round William's branch [02:44.50]There was one bad road that they didn't know [02:46.80]They never knew they never stood a chance [02:49.54] [02:50.15]Oh run rufus run run across the mountains darlin' [02:54.63]Daddy wants you to take a load of shine to a man up near Harlan [02:59.13]And he feared for his life every time [03:00.91]His daddy would put him on the run again [03:03.36]He'd say a boy's no match for the shotgun [03:05.66]Blast from the gun of a revenue man [03:08.39] [03:09.17]He'd say a boy's no match for the shotgun [03:11.27]Blast from the gun of a revenue man