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I
Sweet Marie, My soul to bless
I’m down beneath the valley of the shadow of the second guess
Went down to the reservoir
And buried her dreams in a canopic-jar

Don’t roll away the stone
Don’t roll away the stone

II
No one signed that poison note
I soaked the thing in creosote
Set it on fire and cried, “AMEN”
Never spoke to that son of a bitch again

Don’t roll away the stone
Don’t roll away the stone
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So thin are the chords that bind us
So long are the hours of our days
Enduring the walls that divide us
So foolish
(How foolish)
To foretell how our days
Our days go by
*****************************

III
Poor damned James had a loss for truth
And left the church walking in a deadman’s suit
Hung his head and lit a cheap cigar
And buried his dreams in a canopic-jar

Don’t roll away the stone
Don’t roll away the stone

IV
Years gone by, my stove grown cold
I bought that girl with a bag of gold
Sat her up in an easy chair
But I never could break that faraway stare

Don’t roll away the stone
Don’t roll away the stone

*****************************
So thin are the chords that bind us
So long are the hours of our days
Enduring the walls that divide us
So foolish to foretell how our days
BUT I TOLD THAT GIRL A LIE
(Our days go by)
AND I TOLD THAT GIRL A LIE
(Our days go by)
*****************************

V
Sweet Marie, My soul to bless
I’m down beneath the valley of the shadow of the second guess
Went down to the reservoir
And buried her dreams in a canopic-jar

Don’t roll away the stone
Don’t roll away the stone

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from eleven letters from a window, released April 25, 2021
Mitchell Snow: acoustic guitar, electric guitars, vox
Susan Snow: vocals
Doug Davis: mandolin, piano
Ken Mohan: fretless bass
Bob Stitcher: drums

*words and music: Doug Davis
arrangement: M. Snow

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Singer/ songwriter from Mocksville (and Winston-Salem) North Carolina, currently living in Toronto Canada

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