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The Happiest Lamb

by Audra Mae

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tulianontroppo There are very few tracks that have made me weep the first time I heard them, but "Sullivan's Letter." Thank you Audra Mae. I am charmed! Favorite track: Sullivan's Letter.
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1.
I once loved a shepherd, A charming, handsome man. One wave of his hickory staff, And I'd follow him 'round the land. 'Til one day I noticed, I weren't the only one, There was all kinda other little pretty young sheep, Havin' all kinda pretty young fun. Hallelujah, I am the happiest lamb! (x2) I ran to mother Mary, My face as white as snow. She said 'Kid you remind me of someone I used to know, Be grateful for your freedom, remember what I said; "No shepherd man, alive, can grow the wool that gets him paid." Hallelujah, I am the happiest lamb! (x2) I left my flock and headed off right to the promise land, Hallelujah, I am the happiest lamb. It's raining, I'm frozen, But I won't sell my wool to buy no shack. I know it gets much colder when you let some shepherd sheer it off your back. No shepherd man alive can grow the wool that gets him paid. Hallelujah, I am the happiest lamb! (x2) I left my flock and headed off right to the promise land, Hallelujah, I am the happiest lamb. And if you want to know about me, Just ask around who I am, They'll tell you I am..... The happiest lamb.
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Millionaire 03:44
When I was a little girl My mama cried, "If only we had Cold, hard cash." Barbie Dolls and lemonade, We sold it all, and all we made Was gone so fast. Who wants to be a millionaire? Who wants some money to borrow? Oh, a rich man today Is a poor man tomorrow. Swimmin' pools and limousines And cover shots on magazines And I don’t care. Every answer came to me like Pictures of my memories But I'm not there. Who wants to be a millionaire? Who wants some money to borrow? Oh, a rich man today Is a poor man tomorrow. You know Money don't grow On trees, You know. And they say, "You’re never gonna run out of money." Who wants to be a millionaire? Who wants some money to borrow? Oh, a rich man today Is a poor man tomorrow. Barbie Dolls and lemonade We sold it all, and all we made Was gone so fast.
3.
Snakebite 03:22
I heard about the venom At a broke down five and dime, The rain cried down the windows Just like those tears of mine, Just then a gray haired woman Sat down right next to me Cause she heard me cryin'. Looked in my eyes and said, "Baby I got what you need. You need the snake bite. You got to get that venom In your veins and come alive. I know just what you go through Every day; that pain inside. But I can make it right With the snake bite. She handed me a map with streets I said I’d never seen and she told me, "My friend, this town has secrets Darker than you could ever dream." I went to some back alley Behind a liquor store. If someone had told me How tight it would hold me, I never would’ve opened the door. My mama told me, "Baby be wary of Evil ones who want to ensnare The heavy hearted into their webs And feed upon their souls". Oh, Mama, I hope you never know. It hasn’t been a year, now And all my hair is gray. You know, it's funny but I don’t remember my own name. I'd go and hurt that woman Who put this pain in me, But my heart is weak. It wants that venom. She comes around cause she knows Oh, I got the snake bite.
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When you’re alone, Do you imagine you’re Dancin’ with me. Whisperin’ passionate notions, In my ear, Of love set to motion. Holdin’ me near. When you’re away, I sing the melodies We used to play And you come back to me, Heaven in your voice I wasn't ready. You left me no choice. And my lonely worry Is I'm too late For love's impatient belief. Don't go findin’ someone To pass your time And leave you blind to me. Oh, how I'm longing to be Lyin’ beside you, It’s only in my mind You disappear when I Open my eyes. And my lonely worry Is I'm too late For love's impatient belief Don't go fin in' someone To pass your time And leave you blind to me. And my lonely worry Is I'm too late For love’s impatient believe Don’t go findin’ someone To pass your time And leave you blind to me Don't close your mind to me
5.
The Fable 04:50
In the cold of the night, In the forest so still, He's breathing in time With a heart that is longing To run with his own. But he knows he can’t Run with his own. Cause he knows that He left her alone For some sense of belonging. Ooooooooo In the shadows of fate, Lying perfectly still, She looks to the moon As her tear drops are falling. She tries to let go. Knowing well that she’ll Never let go. Holding on to glimmer of hope Every night while he's calling. Ooooooooo Silenced by guilt And the chains of his past, It’s broken his will 'Till he’s no longer trying. How could he know? She was listening but How could he know? From the moment she Thought he'd let go She has never stopped crying... Ooooooooo
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Sullivan Ballou, July of 1861, Wrote to his wife And seven odd days later He lost his life In the First Battle of Bull Run. And the letter read…. When the breeze Brushes against your cheek, Heaven is sending you My breath. Oh, my Sarah, dear, Do not mourn me dead. Think I am gone and wait for me, For we shall meet again. My love for you is deathless. Unlike the flesh of men, So if my love of country Leaves me breathless And I cannot write you, my love, again, Remember…. When the breeze Brushes against your cheek, Heaven is sending you My breath. Oh, my Sarah, dear, Do not mourn me dead. Think I am gone and wait for me, For we shall meet again. And our future lies In ashes. And Sarah, you must rise From ashes. When the breeze Brushes against your cheek, Heaven is sending you My breath. When the breeze Brushes against your cheek, Heaven is sending you My breath. Oh, my Sarah.... Wait for me, for we shall meet again. Sullivan....
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Bandida 03:15
For certain you go onwards, For certain you will fight For certain you will meet your death and meet the stars this night. Take your blade and armor, I'll cloak my face and hide You'll fight your nation's battle, And I'll battle at your side. (Ahhh, Ahhh) What nation meets (needs) no army, What army meets no foe' What soldier travels far and wide, While wives are free to go' What would I do to keep you' I'll cloak my face and hide I'll veil myself in black and steel, And battle at your side. (Ahhh, Ahhh) No mercy have I for you, No God can save my soul. It's love and life I fight for With blade and gun in tow. (Hey, ahhh) My darling, please forgive me I'm feared in every town. I'm stopless now to save you, The bandida's comin' round. What would I do to find you' I'll cloak my face and hide. I'll veil myself in black and steel, And battle at your side. (Ahhh, Ahhh)
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Smoke 04:16
Fire on the hill. Blood on the ground. Not what you see On the good side of town. Not what you'd think. Gone in a blink of an eye. Did he know? Silent and still, His broken prayer Falls from his lips, Vanishing in thin air. Falls to his knees, Breathing his sweet lullaby. And he knows But could he tell? Stuck like a horse On a carousel. All of the plans That he made himself May as well be smoke. What’s left undone Pours from his side. Soul fades away As an ambulance cries. So close to home. There all alone in the dark And he knows Last night, Somebody’s baby, Last night. Somebody’s baby died.
9.
Little sparrow, little sparrow Precious fragile little thing Little sparrow, little sparrow Fly so high and feel no pain All ye maidens hede my warning Never trust the hearts of men They will crush you like a sparrow Leaving you to never mend They will vow to always love you Swear no love but yours will do Then they'll leave you for another Break your little heart in two Little sparrow, little sparrow Precious fragile little thing Little sparrow, little sparrow Fly so high and feel no pain If I was a little sparrow O'er these mountains I would fly I would find him, I would find him Look into his lying eyes I would flutter all around him On my little sparrow wings I would ask him, I would ask him Why he let me love in vain I am not a little sparrow I am just the broken dream Of a cold false-hearted lover And his evil cunning scheme Little sparrow....ahhhhh....ohhhhh All ye maidens fair and tender Never trust the hearts of men They will crush you like a sparrow Leaving you to never mend Little sparrow, little sparrow Oh the sorrow never end
10.
The River 04:02
I've done a bad thing it's okay I'm going down to the river today And the river's gonna wash my sins away Till I'm born again tomorrow Oh to get over my head Make me forget my sorrow I'm going down to the river alone Don't tell mama and daddy I'm gone And if they cry when I don't come home Just lie and tell them I'm funnin' Whoa to get out of my eyes Into the river wide I'm runnin' And I can't swim But it's alright 'Cause all my sin will drag me down even if I could And if it weren't for him and the love that night I'd be living for the light like a good girl should 'Cause a good girl should This old town'll have my skin I can't speak the trouble I'm in So if I don't come back again Go lie beneath the willow 'Cause where I carved my name Is where my soul will remain And I'll still know Lord, and I can't swim But it's alright 'Cause all my sin will drag me down even if I could And if it weren't for him and the love that night I'd be living for the light like a good girl should 'Cause a good girl should When I meet the Lord so kind I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind And I'll tell him I wanna know why oh why, When he's so damned forgivin' My daddy won't look in my eyes Momma knows the lies I'm living Oh, I can't swim But it's alright 'Cause all my sin will drag me down even if I could And if it weren't for him and the love that night I'd be living for the light like a good girl should ....As a good girl should [fade]
11.
I used to be The lucky one. My only task, To bask in sun. My golden years Came so suddenly. Now I just try to pretend It doesn’t torture me. Loosin' all I ever wanted. Learnin’ what I really need, I made lightning in a bottle, But I forgot the recipe. If you had seen My golden hair Fallin' down around My shoulders, bare, You'd have done for me What ever I asked you to. Now when you look at me I feel you seein' through. Why won't the time Come back to me? And why didn’t I Grab ahold and seize All the days I spent Lyin` there, in the sun, Prayin` for some way To make a little fun? My golden years Came so suddenly. Now I just try to pretend It doesn't torture me. Loosin' all I ever wanted. Oh, learnin’ what I really need, I made lightning in a bottle, But I forgot the recipe. Oh, I made lightning in a bottle, But I.... forgot the recipe.

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released May 17, 2010

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