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lyrics

Sour Billy sits alone at the bar
He's looking for beauty to put in a jar
He's quick with his knife
Just a flick of the wrist
Don't put up a struggle or suffer his fist

If he's not back to the boat by five o'clock
They'll be waiting tomorrow at the end of the dock.
Their temper is fury when they suffer the thirst
Each shout of the lorries
Which boat comes in first

Sour Billy used to be so sweet
Now you spend all your nights hunting in the streets
Sour Billy used to be so sweet
Now you spend all your nights hunting in the streets

In the dark of the winter or the heat of the night
Beware the black ship that blocks out the light
When you’re on the Mississippi whether it be high or low
The pale faces from Natchez will drag you below

The winters are short and the summers are long
He's spent all his time drinking their song
Sour Billy waited such a long time
He's lusting to savior the sweet taste of their wine

Sour Billy used to be so sweet
Now you spend all your nights hunting in the streets
Sour Billy used to be so sweet
Now you spend all your nights hunting in the streets

Sour Billy used to be so sweet

Sour Billy used to be so sweet
Now you spend all your nights hunting in the streets
Sour Billy used to be so sweet
Now you spend all your nights hunting in the streets
Sour Billy used to be so sweet
Now you spend all your nights hunting in the streets
Sour Billy used to be so sweet
Now you spend all your nights hunting in the streets

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from Entertainment for Man and Horse, released February 17, 2012
By Brian Hall, Scott Corey, Randy Knight, Richard Malinowski ©2012

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