Papermill Man

from Another Black Hole by Malcolm Holcombe

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lyrics

papermill man

bumper to bumper goin' west in the rain
slowin' down when the bottom fell out
you can smell that money goin' round and round
dirty smoke blowin' up in the air
dirty smoke blowin' up in the air

there was a one room shack and a one room school
bad new in the pigeon river
sawmill sawdust stuck in your lungs
and your head cant hear it thunder
no your head cant hear it thunder

chorus
do you live to eat
do you eat to live
for a dollar a day on the river
damn vanderbilt's hold the keys to the city
eat your supper son and forget it

speakin' in tongues strung out on the gospel
somethin' i know nuthin' about
he knew ev'ry word to the great speckled bird
mister 40 year papermill man
he was a fourty year papermill man

third shift sunrise mouths to feed
puttin' food on the table amen
blood's thicker than water when ya give a damn
mister 40 year papermill man
he was a forty year papermill man

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one son of a gun another man o' God
knows ev'ry nail and dime
that was driven and spent from the ground up to heaven
for a 40 year papermill man
he was a forty year papermill man

there's a power more greater than me an' you
there's plan i jus' dont understand
that sawmill blade made a bird in the hand
for a 40 year papermill man
he was a forty year papermill man

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from Another Black Hole, released February 12, 2016

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Malcolm Holcombe Asheville, North Carolina

Malcolm Holcombe is an acclaimed singer/songwriter in the insurgent country/folk vein who grew up in Weaverville, N.C.

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