I thought I'd be better posting here seeing as my last song clearly wasn't nearly as 'finished' as I initially thought.
What are your thought's on this one - good, bad, indifferent..?
All advice very gratefully received and thanks for listening to it.
https://soundcloud.com/jimwix/the-ballad-of-bill-munny-v1The Ballad of Bill Munny - I am a Scorpion, it’s my natureLife was cheap when I was younger, every kill made me stronger,
Death was easy, fear my only friend,
Munny was the end,
And from the devil’s hand came whiskey as my nurse,
Whiskey was my curse.
Many a man tried their chances, with restless hands and furtive glances,
They called the shots but my bullets were the word,
I revelled in that curse.
No-one stood in my way, ‘cause you know what people would say?
The devil walked my way.
But it took the love of a good woman to teach me righteous living,
I threw away the bottle and the gun.
Built a cabin, cleared the land,
Two fine kids, one at each hand,
But then the smallpox came our way,
And took my love away.
Now crops are failing in the field, the swine are sick and the hens won’t yield,
Hungry mouths are slaving dawn to dusk,
These fields of swirling dust.
As I kneel beside your grave, I promise you each day,
I’ll walk the righteous way.
But then he’s standing at my door, with polished guns and ringing spurs,
Talking about big dollars for revenge,
But those days had to end and I send him on his way,
Because I promise you each day,
I’ll keep the righteous way.
But as I gaze upon this dying farmstead, “A Righteous Retribution” he said,
His words are vermin crawling round my brain.
This one last job could save our children,
before this place finally kills them,
And yes, I know exactly what you would say,
But you’re not here today.
And so I’m on the hunt again, with whiskey breath and pounding veins,
Guns still smoking in my aged hands,
He pleads with me about ‘deserves’,
Well I never really understood that word,
Anyway, you heard what people say,
Well, the devil still walks my way.