Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Black Ribbons, artist - Gretchen Peters.
Date of issue: 07.02.2015
Record label: Scarlet Letter
Song language: English
Black Ribbons |
I built this house with my bare hands |
On the shores of Louisian |
Took my sweet cher Jolie-Ann |
For my own — my very own |
Now every man has got his pride |
I tried to shelter and provide |
But I can’t stop this poison tide |
Rollin' in — rollin' in |
Now I’ve nothing left to give her |
No answer to her prayers |
Black ribbons on the water |
Black ribbons for her hair |
Came the wind, came the rain |
We defied that hurricane |
And we built this house again |
Stone by stone — stone by stone |
But in the Gulf of Mexico |
5000 feet below |
Oh the devil’s blood it flows |
On and on — on and on |
Oh how her eyes they used to shine |
Fairest in Evangeline |
Now they stare so cold and blind |
Through my soul — oh Lord my soul |
She was tangled in the saltgrass |
Not a bullet left to spare |
Black ribbons on the water |
Black ribbons for her hair |