Emily Davis - Oh Lord Lyrics

I was born into a town of landlocked mountain hills
My mama nursed me on her breast my pappy ploughed the fields
But as the snow fell lily-white upon the stony ground
Twas stained with red of mama's blood my pappy he was drowned

Run my little darling girl' were her final words to me
Head south bound where there's safety, run south down to the sea
With empty hearted sorrow I did wander through them pines
Growing wilder with each sunset, taste of mourning on my mind

Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea
Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me
Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea
Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me

I came upon a clearing there, a river's edge of stone
There two brothers spied me and circled me up close
My heart did fly up in the sky on raven's wings released
For a ship they both were building fashioned whole from these dead trees

Dancing by the fireside one brother took my hand
He promised me safe passage far from these here slaughter lands
He wiped away my weeping as I sat upon his knee
I held him close against my chest and kisses gave him three

Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea
Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me
Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea
Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me

Sailing out on river tides we drew our vessel south,
Whiskey for the winter and his kisses for my mouth
I thought back to my mama and her parting words to me
I'm on my way my mama dear I'm south bound for the sea

Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea
Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me
Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm yearning for the sea
Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me

The river she was churning fast towards the sea we sailed
Til scent of salty air was nigh and waters hulled were bailed
The ship was rolling high on waves and I was on my knees
Until my lover's brother took with the devil's own disease
He stood there on the starboard side his pistol glistened bright
Two shots for my lover's chest and two shots for the night
My heart was sinking like a stone until he turned the gun on me
Before his trigger finger pulled that gun I leapt into the sea

Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord
Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord

Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm drowning in the sea
Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me
Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm drowning in the sea
Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me

Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm drowning in the sea
Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me
Oh Lord, oh Lord I'm drowning in the sea
Oh Lord, oh Lord what will become of me