Bobby Bare If There's not a Hell (There Ought to
be) Lyrics:
Farmer Jones ran short on seeds so he borrowed
from his neigbor Sam The fall brought Jones a
flourishin' crop while his neighbor's all burned
brown Sam had a wife and thirteen kids he worked
to feed each day With hungry pride he begged for
help and he was turned away He was forced to sell
his farm for half its worth To this man he thought
a friend to be if there's not a hell there ought
to be Mary Ann was sweet sixteen never had been
around A child as pure as a mountain stream that
ran through her hometown Then happened by the
slick Tom Shark in his hand she was clay She got
caught and faced the shame and he laughed and went
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his way Now no one knows where she's at her folks
sent her away If there's not a hell there ought to
be Widow Brown worked since Joe died and tried to
save her pay To give nine children beans and bread
and pretty ties on Sunday She got sick and slipped
behind the rent she had to meet They told her they
were sorry and they kicked her out in the street
And that same day they came and took her kids away
If there's not a hell there ought to be Young
Billy Brown he took a trip to keep his country
free We're all proud of what he done for the good
old USA But somewhere there's a mighty big man who
kept this a goin' on The personal game wealth and
fame they did their league all wrong All wrapped
up in the stars and stripes Bill came home one day
If there's not a hell there ought to be if there's
not a hell there ought to be
Lyrics: If There's not a Hell (There Ought to be), Bobby
Bare [end]