Songs of Our Soil lyrics

My mama always taught me that good things come from adversity if we put our faith in the Lord.

We couldn't see much good in the flood waters when they

were causing us to have to leave home,

But when the water went down, we found that it had washed a load of rich black bottom dirt across our land. The following year we had the best cotton crop we'd ever had.

I remember hearing:

Old Apache squaw how many long lean years you saw

How many bitter winter nights shiverin' in a cold teepee shiverin' in a cold teepee
Old Apache squaw how many hungry kids you saw

How many bloody warriors runnin' to the sea fleein' to the sea

Well now they tell me that you saw Cochise when he made his last stand

(Drink to me drink to me drink to me drink to me drink to me)

A rose a carnation the lily and an orchid make such a pretty bouquet
But only the orchid was worthy of you so I threw all the others away

Then you took the orchid and you breathed on its petals and after a day or two

The flower still blooms but it scents not the orchids it carries the savor of you

(Oh my darling Clementine)

She knew that Cody was the man she wanted but she had waited nearly all her life

Just one more trip to town to tell the boys goodbye
Then he'd be back to take her for his wife (don't you worry) Clementine

Cody saddled up and left his darling then rode to town to celebrate his plan

He told 'em this would be his last carousing

In the desert where we searched for gold the days're hot the nights're cold

Hank and Joe and me walked on so bold and brave and free

For days and days we fought the heat I got so thirsty and I got so weak
And when I fell cause I couldn't go I heard Hank say to Joe

He's dyin' (dyin' dyin') for water hear him cryin' (cryin' cryin') for water

We sailed on the ship John B my grandfather and me around Nassau town we did roam

Drinking all night got into a fight well I feel so homesick I wanna go home

So hoist up the John B sail see how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore let me go home

Let me go home why don't you let me go home

Well I feel so homesick I wanna go home

If you should meet some lonely soul who on this earth can't reach his gold

And he's travelin' down the road so dark and dim
Lend the hand say a prayer give a smile that he might share

But for the grace of God it could be you instead of him

(But for the grace of God it could be you instead of him)

Be friend each stranger in the night help to make his burdens light