Song Description
Americana, Gillian Welch type song about love, family, pregnancy, death, sins, and forgiveness. Set in Georgia.
| Song Length |
3:29 |
Genre |
Country - Bluegrass, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Subject |
Regret, Plants, Forest |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
I was born in Black Rock
beneath the sweet georgia pines
daddy was a railroad man
momma was so kind
but that boy showed me heaven
how could I know
he'd just up and leave one day
when my belly began to grow
Beneath the sweet georgia pines
A sinner prays, a sinner cries
Beneath the sweet georgia pines
That's where I live, that's where I'll die
Baby born 6 days ago
she died on day number five
Mozes came to me in a dream
to carry her cross the river wide
He laid her rest beneath the trees
in a shady bed of pine
I didn't have me nothing
but (my sins and) the tears in my eyes
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I was born in Black Rock
that's where they'll dig my grave
daddy won't forgive me
but the lord says I'll be saved
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