Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Luther Lane, artist - Cherry Poppin' Daddies. Date of issue: 25.10.2011
Song language: English
Luther Lane |
| Buried in a field of crosses |
| The ghost of an American son |
| Seventeen at Vicksburg |
| When he heard the thunder of the guns |
| And his friends were all there with him |
| When they laid him beneath the frost |
| The preacher said: «The brotherhood of battle |
| Is always greater than the cause» |
| Nightmare of blastin' light, ashes in the wind |
| I couldn’t find him to say goodbye; |
| he was my only friend |
| All the kinfolk met the train |
| That carried Luther Lane |
| I had a few in his name |
| I got good and drunk for Luther Lane |
| Six white horses pulled the carriage |
| The band played «Nearer my God to Thee» |
| And all the children were starin', Luther |
| At the missing part of me |
| I got an all of a sudden taste for whiskey |
| As I was cold and it was gettin' late |
| I know I shouldn’t have done it |
| But I nicked a buck off the collection plate |
| Gendarme he grabbed my arm and dragged me off to jail |
| I’m sittin' here one-legged Luther, I know you woulda posted bail |
| All the kinfolk met the train |
| That carried Luther Lane |
| I had a few in his name |
| You sure did make it tough for Job and me, my Lord |
| Two bodies fell as one casualty of war |
| I shoulda gone down under the ground with all the corps |
| When you’ve survived enough it’s not enough for some |
| Lord I know |
| All the kinfolk met the train |
| That carried Luther Lane |
| I had a few in his name |
| I got good and drunk for Luther Lane |
| For old Luther Lane |
| For old Luther Lane |
| Old Luther Lane |