Mr. Wilson, the Stonecutter

Mr. Wilson, the Stonecutter
© Copyright 2011

Contact Info:
Billy Kemp - 615-947-7183
billykempmusic@gmail.com

Release date: September 1, 2017

Composer: Billy Kemp and Jeni Hankins
Publisher: Willbilly Music, BMI - Lulu Wall Music, BMI

The stonecutter walked down Paradise Avenue,
And there weren’t no doubt the old man had a few.
He was known by all as a drunk of the town
For cutting his head when the drink laid him down.

Chorus:
How sweet it is, we’ve a journeyman’s chance
Of a turn in this world but only one dance
To each of us is given.
Oh Mama, will we see the stonecutter in heaven?

Mr. Wilson worked for the gas and electric.
If you had a meter, Mr. Wilson checked it,
But he drank up his wages at the Paradise Bar
Where my father says the stonecutters are.

Chorus:
How sweet it is, we’ve a journeyman’s chance
Of a turn in this world but only one dance
To each of us is given.
Oh Mama, will we see the stonecutter in heaven?

I’d sit with my friends at the Paradise Bar.
The old men shootin’ pool chewed on their cigars.
Mr. Wilson was good for a laugh or two,
Now some of my friends are stonecutters, too.

Chorus:
How sweet it is, we’ve a journeyman’s chance
Of a turn in this world but only one dance
To each of us is given.
Oh Mama, will we see the stonecutter in heaven?