There was a Camptown Man, used to plow and sing
And he loved that mule and the mule loved him
When the day got long as it does about now
I'd hear him singing to his mule cow
Calling, "Come on my sweet old girl, and I'd bet the whole damn world
And we're gonna make it yet to the end of the road"
Singing hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind, Bessie
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind no more
Said it's a mean old world, heavy in need
That big machine is just a-picking up speed
They were supping on tears, they were supping on wine
We all get to heaven in our own sweet time
So come all you Asheville boys and turn up your old-time noise
And kick 'til the dust comes up from the cracks in the floor
Singing, hard times ain't gonna rule my mind, brother
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind no more
But the Camptown Man, he doesn't plow no more
I seen him walking down to the cigarette store
Guess he lost that knack and he forgot that song
Woke up one morning and the mule was gone
So come on, you ragtime kings, and come on, you dolls, and sing
And pick up the dusty old horn and give it a blow
Playing, hard times ain't gonna rule my mind, honey
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind, sugar
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind no more
The lyrics HARD TIMES of GILLIAN WELCH is also present in the album The harrow & the harvest (2011)
Gillian Welch (nata il 2 ottobre 1967 a New York City) è una cantautrice americana. Si esibisce con il suo partner musicale, il chitarrista David Rawlings. Il loro stile musicale scarno e oscuro, che combina elementi di musica appalachiana, bluegrass e americana, è stato descritto da The New Yorker come «al contempo innovativo e vagamente reminiscente di forme rurali del passato». Welch ha pubblicato sette album in studio con Rawlings, tra cui "Revival" (2001), considerato uno dei migliori album di musica americana degli anni 2000. I loro brani sono caratterizzati da testi poetici e melodie malinconiche, spesso incentrati su temi come la perdita, l'amore e la vita rurale. Tra i brani più rappresentativi figurano "Red Clay Rambler", "Look at Miss Ohio" e "The Way the World Goes 'Round".
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