The Ballad Of Casey Deiss-Shawn Phillips

[ti:The Ballad Of Casey Deiss] [ar:Shawn Phillips] [al:Second Contribution] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Ballad Of Casey Deiss - Shawn Phillips [00:24.01]Twas a man of youthful features [00:28.64] [00:29.69]Twas a boy of sorrowful eyes [00:34.02] [00:35.29]Watching out but looking inward [00:39.57] [00:40.57]Tall and stately and full of life [00:45.09] [00:57.48]In his life he spoke but rarely [01:01.87] [01:02.93]In his mind he cried for light [01:07.43] [01:08.09]Painting perceptions trying to capture [01:12.74] [01:13.55]That which he saw in his questioning strife [01:17.99] [01:30.29]Once in lisbon twice in London [01:34.48] [01:35.54]Travelling around for all of his time [01:39.93] [01:41.05]Looking for and finding a goddess [01:45.28] [01:46.13]He took diana to be his wife [01:50.46] [02:02.68]Of the children they'd begotten [02:06.97] [02:08.03]Two had died without knowing life [02:12.35] [02:13.45]And the third I know not whereof [02:17.71] [02:18.50]But if she lives she will yet be kind [02:22.95] [02:34.56]Casey had a mark of simple value [02:39.50] [02:40.50]He had a star between his eyes [02:45.19] [02:45.94]In his hands he held an axe blade [02:50.58] [02:51.22]The greek symbol of thunder and fire [02:55.40] [03:07.16]On a night when the heavens were crying [03:12.15] [03:13.17]He went down and took his blade [03:17.51] [03:18.47]Chopping wood to warm his hearthside [03:23.65]The lightning came and my brother die [03:28.25] [03:50.82]Bring him no wine from faraway vineyards [03:55.29] [03:56.22]Tell him no tales of the canyon's might [04:00.84] [04:01.76]But wish him peace and eternal wisdom [04:05.93] [04:06.95]For he has died and he died in light