Barton Hollow

Joy Williams, John White

I'm a dead man walking here
But that's the least of all my fears
Ooh, underneath the water

It's not Alabama clay
That gives my trembling hands away
Please forgive me father

Ain't going back to Barton Hollow
Devil gonna follow me e'er I go
Won't do me no good washing in the river
Can't no preacher man save my soul

Did that full moon force my hand?
Or that unmarked hundred grand?
Ooh, underneath the water
Please forgive me father

Miles and miles in my bare feet
Still can't lay me down to sleep
If I die before I wake
I know the Lord my soul won't take

I'm a dead man walking
I'm a dead man walking

Keep walking and running and running for miles
Keep walking and running and running for miles
Keep walking and running and running for miles

Ain't going back to Barton Hollow
Devil gonna follow me e'er I go
Won't do me no good washing in the river
Can't no preacher man save my soul

Trivia about the song Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars

On which albums was the song “Barton Hollow” released by The Civil Wars?
The Civil Wars released the song on the albums “iTunes Live: SXSW” in 2011, “Barton Hollow” in 2012, “Live @ Sundance” in 2012, and “Unplugged on VH1” in 2013.
Who composed the song “Barton Hollow” by The Civil Wars?
The song “Barton Hollow” by The Civil Wars was composed by Joy Williams, John White.

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