Country Death Song-Violent Femmes

[ti:Country Death Song] [ar:Violent Femmes] [al:Permanent Record: The Very Best Of The Violent Femmes] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Country Death Song - Violent Femmes [00:18.65]I had me a wife I had me some daughters [00:23.25]I tried so hard I never knew still waters [00:28.23]Nothing to eat and nothing to drink [00:36.61]Nothing for a man to do but [00:38.81]Sit around and think [00:41.41]Nothing for a man to do but [00:43.53]Sit around and think [00:46.58] [00:49.31]Well I'm a thinkin and thinkin [00:51.13]Till theres nothin I ain't thunk [00:54.30]Breathing in the stink [00:56.35]Till finally I stunk [00:58.83]It was at that time [01:01.18]I swear I lost my mind [01:06.68] [01:07.25]I started making plans [01:09.46]To kill my own kind [01:12.02]I started making plans [01:14.19]To kill my own kind [01:17.46] [01:20.40]Come little daughter I said [01:22.86]To the youngest one [01:25.04]Put your coat on well have some fun [01:29.68]Well go out to mountains [01:31.80]The one to explore [01:38.00]Her face then lit up I was [01:40.43]Standing by the door [01:42.52]Her face then lit up I was [01:45.11]Standing by the door [01:47.18] [01:51.03]Come little daughter [01:53.19]I will carry the lanterns [01:55.50]Well go out tonight [01:57.55]Well go to the caverns [02:00.16]Well go out tonight [02:02.25]Well go to the caves [02:08.93]Kiss your mother goodnight [02:10.66]And remember that God saves [02:13.26]Kiss your mother goodnight [02:15.23]And remember that God saves [02:18.50] [02:21.20]A led her to a hole a deep black well [02:25.76]I said make a wish [02:28.13]Make sure and not tell and [02:30.83]Close you're eyes dear [02:32.94]And count to seven [02:36.17] [02:38.01]You know your papa loves you [02:40.08]Good children go to heaven [02:42.73]You know your papa loves you [02:44.73]Good children go to heaven [02:48.81] [02:50.83]I gave her a push [02:53.16]I gave her a shove [02:55.48]I pushed with all my might [02:57.89]I pushed with all my love [03:00.28]I through my child into [03:02.59]A bottomless pit [03:08.63]She was screaming as she fell [03:11.01]But I never heard her hit [03:13.41]She was screaming as she fell [03:15.72]But I never heard her hit [03:18.80] [03:53.50]Gather round boys to [03:55.02]This tale that I tell [03:57.57]You wanna know how [03:59.44]To take a short trip to hell [04:02.23]Its guarenteed to [04:04.54]Get your own place in hell [04:10.88]Just take your lovely daughter [04:13.01]And push her in the well [04:15.62]Take your lovely daughter [04:17.68]And throw her in the well [04:20.84] [04:23.60]Don't speak to me of lovers [04:26.17]With a broken heart [04:28.23]You wanna know what can [04:29.54]Really tear you apart [04:32.92]I'm going out to the barn [04:35.00]Will I never stop in pain [04:41.42]I'm going out to the barn [04:43.50]To hang myself in shame