miss meri - Two Gallants

I went down an empty lane, searching for a song

Came back an empty man

My whiskers they hung long

Lord, they hung long

I guess I am your native son

Despite my queer disguise

But I keep all I can call my own

In the bags beneath my eyes, underneath my eyes

Oh, Miss Meri, don’t despair

We got ways to numb your pain

Same old story, blood sweat glory

Just hope all your trials weren’t in vain

To all my so-called countrymen

Who bless this stolen ground

Is Jesus gonna pick you up

When your hunger weighs you down?

When it weighs you down

Mama, come and save me

Nothing’s sacred anymore

What good was living for?

And I been wondering just who misplaced my soul

There’s pockets in my holes

And way out on the open plains, men pave beneath the sun

The great suburban dawn, if you build it they will come

Build it they will come, build it they will come

Oh, Miss Meri, don’t despair

We got ways to numb your pain

Same old story, blood sweat glory

I just hope all your trials weren’t in vain

I went down an empty lane, searching for a song

Came back an empty man

My whiskers they hung long

Lord, they hung long, Lord, they hung long