In the Shadow of Mulatto Mountain

from Stephen Crow Must Die by Them Bird Things

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From Them Bird Things fifth album, "Stephen Crow Must Die," which is on Playground Music Finland. Personnel are: Salla Day (vocals), Tapani Varis (bass, Bass VI & Omnichord), Julius Heikkilä (electric guitars) and Affe Forsman (drums). Recorded by Will Shade & Rami Helin. Produced by Will Shade. Mixed by Rami Helin. Mastered by Jürgen Hendlmeier. Song by Them Bird Things. Available as hard copy or download from various online retailers.

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And my name is Barrymore
Candace from the country store
Like my mama and her mama before

Spent summers screwing
In the shadow of Mulatto Mountain
Sometimes a Bradshaw boy
Sometimes Terry Fountain

And I wish I'd never been born
Mama says mountain folk
Shouldn't mourn
Devil may care, but I don’t
Jesus wept and I certainly won’t

Mama used to sell a little ass
Now it's just Oxy and grass
I like me some of that black tar
And riding round high in Terry's car

Never knew my daddy, Billy Ray
Man ain’t worth a pinch of dry owl shit
Anyway

And the mountain's calling,
Though Mama's bawling
Through the night
I hear it calling, calling, calling, calling
All the same

And I wish I'd never been born
Mama says mountain folk
Shouldn't mourn
Devil may care, but I don’t
Jesus wept and I certainly won’t

Now there's rumors of tumors
But the doctor, he won't say
When I ask mama looks away
She says, get ready, Candace
It’s a school day

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from Stephen Crow Must Die, released September 1, 2017

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Them Bird Things Helsinki, Finland

Formed in 2007, Them Bird Things celebrate their 10th anniversary by releasing their fifth album, "Stephen Crow Must Die"!

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