A woman and a freed slave head for California
Being in various pro bands in the '60's Vic got to work with talented people including "The Beatles" and Roger Miller.
He's met many stars including Cash, Or
Lyrics
The Whip Crackers Daughter
Verse 1
She wouldn't ride ace high, on the trail to California,
Her daddy in the bone yard. Her man gone west for gold
Driven 'cross bad lands, by a hired out buffalo soldier.
A pocket advantage, sewn into her pettycoat.
Verse 2
That California Widow done her share'a belly-achin',
The blue-belly yank, had tough bacon to save.
Tho she got hell-fired up, aired her lungs daily,
Her travelin' companion, never put her in her place.
Chorus
He burned the breeze He baked the horses
While she wagged her finger, cussed and moaned, used all she dared employ
Still bad blood between 'em, but although the war was over,
a whip cracker's daughter couldn't bow to a whippin' boy.
Verse 3
It'd been a coon's age since, they'd left the plantation
and those cotton blossoms, strung up by copperheads..
turned his face ghostly pale and she struggled for a reason
but they sang a soulful hymm, and then buried the dead.
Chorus
He burned the breeze He baked the horses
While she wagged her finger, cussed and moaned, used all she dared employ
Still bad blood between 'em, but although the war was over,
She a whip cracker's daughter and him a whippin' boy.
Bridge (maybe spoken, or just the last 3 lines?)
Then one cold October mornin' they were dry gulched by Shoshone,
He drew those blue lightning's, left those men lying in the draw,
She whispered "you're a free man now" then keeled right over,
Her words set his heart to fly like it never had before,
Years went rolling by and when they laid that brother down
the words were chiselled on his stone ..."you're a free man now ........"
Chorus
He burned the breeze He baked the horses
While she wagged her finger, cussed and moaned, used all she dared employ
Still bad blood between 'em, and now the war was over,
for the whip cracker's daughter and the whippin' boy.
Comments
The artist currently doesn't allow comments.
