Caledonia Mission

Jaime Robertson

She reads the leaves and she leads the life
That she learned so well from the old wives
It's so strange to arrange it, you know I wouldn't change it
But hear me if you're near me, can I just rearrange it

The watchman covers me
With his remedy
I can't see and it's hard to feel
I think his magic might be real

I can't get to you from your garden gate
You know it's always locked by the magistrate
Now, he don't care why you cry, he thinks it's just a lie
To get out, I don't doubt that you'd make a try

If the good times get you through
I know the dogs won't bother you
We'll be gone in moonshine time
I've got a place they'll never find

You know I do believe in your hexagram
But can you tell me how they all knew the plan
Did you trip or slip on their gifts you know were just a con
You knew it, why'd you do it? I've been hiding in the dawn

Now I must be on my way
I guess you really have to stay
Inside the mission walls
Down in Modark, Arkansas

Trivia about the song Caledonia Mission by The Band

On which albums was the song “Caledonia Mission” released by The Band?
The Band released the song on the albums “Music from Big Pink” in 1968, “Rock of Ages” in 1972, “Live at the Academy of Music 1971” in 2013, and “The Capitol Albums 1968-1977” in 2015.
Who composed the song “Caledonia Mission” by The Band?
The song “Caledonia Mission” by The Band was composed by Jaime Robertson.

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