Grafton's Gentle Son

Описание: LYRICS

Down where the Tygart Valley River flows so deep and wide
There’s a story in the shadows where the mountain secrets hide
Beneath the bridge at midnight near the old B and O line
A creature wanders lonely through the hemlock and the pine
He doesn’t mean no trouble and he doesn’t want no fight
Just a misunderstood traveler in the middle of the night
With shoulders broad as boulders and a skin like weathered clay
He’s been a Grafton neighbor since my grandad’s younger day

Oh the Grafton Monster is a friend of mine
Walking through the hollow where the moonbeams shine
He’s a legend of the hills in the wild and free
A piece of West Virginia just like you and me
He’s got a heavy footfall but a heart of gold
The greatest mountain story that was ever told

I remember back in sixty-four when Robert saw him first
Folks thought the local tall tales had finally reached their worst
But I’ve seen him in the clearing when the mist is hanging low
Watching over Taylor County everywhere the brambles grow
He’s got no head to speak of but he sees with every sense
Leaning up against the post of a rusted wire fence
He’s the guardian of the coal mines and the silence of the trees
Whistling a lonesome tune upon the evening breeze

Oh the Grafton Monster is a friend of mine
Walking through the hollow where the moonbeams shine
He’s a legend of the hills in the wild and free
A piece of West Virginia just like you and me
He’s got a heavy footfall but a heart of gold
The greatest mountain story that was ever told

Some folks run in terror when they hear his heavy breath
Thinking he’s a specter or a messenger of death
But if you stop and listen to the rhythm of his stride
You’ll find a gentle spirit with nothing left to hide
He loves the smell of ramps in spring and the winter’s early frost
A wandering soul in Appalachia that never will be lost

Oh the Grafton Monster is a friend of mine
Walking through the hollow where the moonbeams shine
He’s a legend of the hills in the wild and free
A piece of West Virginia just like you and me
He’s got a heavy footfall but a heart of gold
The greatest mountain story that was ever toldGoodnight Grafton Monster, rest your weary head
Sleep among the maples in your leafy forest bed
We’ll see you by the river when the stars begin to peep
In the West Virginia hills where the ancient secrets keep
Just a gentle giant in the mountain deep