The Saint Of Cobb County

from Scoundrels! by Andrew Delaney

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"The Saint of Cobb County"

He was always a loner
And a little bit slow
And he talked to himself all the time
And I shutter to think
What drove him to drink
But it drove him there every night
Back in '34
The drought was so bad
The place was just blowin' away
Til that day on the square
Without reason at all
When he fell to his knees and he prayed

And when he was finished
He said an "Amen"
And I'll be damned if it didn't rain
And after that day
When the farms were all saved
They gave him a brand new name

They called him the Saint of Cobb County
And they knew he was out of his mind
But the money still flowed like water
And he'd turn the water to wine
And they had him blessin' the babies
And layin' his hands on the lame
And maybe it worked and maybe it didn't
But they still loved him just the same

It wasn't long
Til people were comin'
To see for themselves what they'd heard
And he didn't quite preach
But he'd mumble a speech
And they'd be hangin' on every word
Til finally one day
He just disappeared
Left 'em all wonderin' where he could be
Til somebody stood up
And said "He is risen!"
And they all jumped on board to agree

They called him the Saint of Cobb County
And they knew he was out of his mind
But the money still flowed like water
And he'd turn the water to wine
And they had him blessin' the babies
And layin' his hands on the lame
And maybe it worked and maybe it didn't
But they still loved him just the same

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from Scoundrels!, released July 26, 2009
Andrew Delaney: vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, slide guitar
Ryan Thomas: electric guitar

Song by Andrew Delaney
Produced and mixed by Andrew Delaney
Mastered by Ryan Thomas

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Postmodern anti-folk or something.

"The Alfred Hitchcock of singer / songwriters." Rich Warren - WFMT Radio, Chicago.

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