South Little One

let’s go south little one
before a cold wind starts to blow
I feel a change coming on
full moonlight on the road
there was a letter from mama
sadness between the lines
you know she would never
ask for anything outright
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let’s go south little one
let’s go south come on
let’s go south little one
little one
remember when we were young
mama’s laughing eyes
before the old man ran off
never did she cry
I had a dream about her
she looked so fragile
looking out on the water
against the levee sky
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let’s go south little one
I see a slow yard train
clanking out of the sun
shaking off yellow grain
mama used to say
how she loved that rumbling sound
before it’s too late
let’s go south
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