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An early Gery Hope song updated with an arrangement by the balboans

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Farley

Intro

Verse One
The ground was wet not a sound was heard, not even the song of a whistling bird
And I tell you now how it occurred the day that we killed Farley

Verse Two
Farley was a brother of mine, and we stood together in a rebel line
But he spoke too freely into his wine and that’s why we killed Farley

Verse Three
He wanted freedom throughout the land, for every child, woman and man
But an innocent girl died under his hand and the soldier died in Farley

Verse Four
There was a big battle just before Lent, a call came down and our group went
Only four came back though twelve were sent and the rest died cursing Farley

Verse Five
Well deep in the hearts of the few returned, a call for vengeance like hellfire burned
And soon the whereabouts it was learned of a traitor we called Farley

Verse Six
He knelt on the ground with our guns on his back, flushed like a rat from an old farm shack
We wanted to kill him right there but we held back a trial was due for Farley

Verse Seven
We read him the names of the men who died, he nodded at each one and then he replied
That I am guilty can not be denied and a death’s welcome to me said Farley

Verse Eight
We placed a gunny sack over his head, his hands were tied and his sentence was read
Shots rang out and he was dead and that’s how we killed Farley

Solo

Verse Eight
Now the war is over who knows who won, the birthrights stole all the killings been done
But I’ll never forget the weight of a gun not since we killed Farley
Oh not since we killed Farley
Not since we killed Farley

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from California or Bust, released April 5, 2021
Loam Disher- lead vocals
Tate Overton- bass, background vocals
Mike Crehore- guitars, keys, background vocals
Jim Mussen- drums, percussion

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