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Brittany Haas

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vendredi 21 octobre 2005 [n° 864]

You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive
CD : “Ten Thousand Miles” by The Websters and Scott Nygaard featuring Brittany Haas (©2004 Lots of Rabbits Records)

Brittany Haas 1

In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky
That’s the place where I trace my bloodline
And it’s there I read on a hillside gravestone
You will never leave Harlan alive

Oh, my granddad’s dad walked down Catron’s Mountain
And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride
Said, won’t you walk with me out of the mouth of this holler
Or we’ll never leave Harlan alive

Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you’re drinkin’
And you spend your life just thinkin’ of how to get away

No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains
‘Til a man from the Northeast arrived
Waving hundred dollar bills
Said, I’ll pay you for your minerals
But he never left Harlan alive

Granny sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pineville
To a farm where big Richland River winds
I bet they danced them a jig, laughed and sang a new song
Who said we’d never leave Harlan alive

But the times got hard and tobacco wasn’t selling
And ole granddad knew what he’d do to survive
He went and dug for Harlan coal
And sent the money back to granny
But he never left Harlan alive

Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you’re drinking

And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your
grave

In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky
That’s the place where I trace my bloodline
And it’s there I read on a hillside gravestone
You will never leave Harlan alive

Brad Paisley 2
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Tour southern and east Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University

photo : Harlan County : A Piece of Harlan History


  1. Strings Attached American Fiddle Ensemble are a dream come true By Greg Cahill at Metroactive February 19-25, 2004 issue of the North Bay Bohemian [back]
  2. CD Albums : Brad Paisley Part II : You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive [back]
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