Mat d. and the Profane Saints: Music

The Ghost of Huddie Ledbetter

(Mat d.)

June 28, 2008

I've been sleeping on a dirt road waiting for the mercy to come
I've been rolling down the highway with the words of prophecy on my tounge
I'll find a rural congregation on the edge of this town
gonna shout the testimony til the Lord comes down

I had a woman named Roberta used to keep me company in the dark
she had the spirit of a killer nearly ripped my mortal body apart
I heard the ghost of Huddie Ledbetter pitching to wail
"You're gonna wrestle with the devil til he takes you to hell"

57 Chevy laying dead on the tracks
another tribulation lover fast asleep in the back
that lovin' midnight special's gonna shine down a light
and the good Lord knows it's gonna be alright
all the spirits of the roadhouse down in the grave are gonna
drink that muddy water til they've all been saved
beneath a rurual congregation on the edge of that town
gonna shout the testimony til the Lord comes down

I had a woman named Roberta used to keep me company in the hills
she had a body like a furnce but the woman only gave me the chills
I heard the ghost of Huddie Ledbetter singing to me
"You'll surely wrestle with the devil til he sets you free"

57 Chevy laying dead on the tracks
another tribulation lover fast asleep in the back
that lovin' midnight special's gonna shine down a light
and the good Lord knows it's gonna be alright
all the spirits of the roadhouse down in the grave are gonna
drink that muddy water til they've all been saved
beneath a rurual congregation on the edge of that town
gonna shout the testimony til the Lord comes down
I
've been sleeping on a dirt road waiting for the mercy to come
I've been rolling down the highway with the words of prophecy on my tounge
I'll find a rural congregation on the edge of this town
gonna shout the testimony til the Lord comes down