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Red Buds - William Elliott Whitmore
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Tuning: standard
Intro: 2x
Verse:
Well the wind blows hard upon weepin' will hair and the red buds
sway in the breeze/ And if you listen real close you can hear the
distant cry of a broken man on his knees.
Chorus:
And the rain beats hard on a poor man's head
And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of shame
( little hammer on pull
And the water keeps on risin at the old homestead ...off on the A string)
Verse:
Well if the corns knees high by the fourth of July and Mother Nature
smiles on us all/ And there's a ring around the moon and that means
rain is comin' soon and we'll have a good harvest this fall.
Chorus:
And the rain beats hard on a poor on man's head
And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of shame
And the moon keeps on shinin at the old homestead
Verse:
Well the wind blows through the wheat field at night and it plays a
lonely tune/ And the bones clatter in the trees waving endless summer
breeze/ Well there ain't nothin like Lee County in June
Chorus:
And the rain beats hard on a poor man's head
And the wind blows the nails out of the tin roof of shame
And the river keeps on flowin at the old homestead