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Story behind the song
true story needed to be told so I wrote it
Lyrics
"The Ballad Of Lewis Redmond "
(banjo lead in)
Born in 1850 in the hills of Caroline
learned from his Daddy the art of makin shine
It wasn't his intentions to make himself a name
but, like a ragin wild fire that's how it became
(chorus)
Lewis Red-mond they'll never let you be, they'll hunt and
they'll hound you till you're no longer free
Lewis Red-mond seek refuge while you can, for you ha've
become the number 1 wanted man
The corn he'd been growin wasn't worth a dime
so to make end's meet he turned it into shine
used all his profits to help out the poor
to them he was Jesse James, Robin Hood and more
*********instrumental breaks*********
They sent out a marshall to cuff and bring him in
little did he know he was his childhood friend
good things turned sour as sometimes they will
and thru a fleeting moment his friend was shot and killed
(chorus)
Lewis Red-mond they'll never let you be, they'll hunt and
they'll hound you till you're no longer free
Lewis Red-mond seek refuge while you can, for you ha've
become the number 1 wanted man
Then 1 day at his house ,the law had him at bay
he was shot 13 times but he lived to pay
now the runnin had fin'lly come to an end
now it's 10 years he'll serve in the fed-eral pen
(chorus)
Lewis Red-mond they wouldn't let you be, forced you to crime to
feed your family
Lewis Red-mond your legend will live on ,echoed thru the
mountains thru stories and songs.....Lewis Red-mond .......Lewis Red-mond .......Lewis Red-mond
(variety of instruments pick and fade out banjo, mandolin , fiddle)
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