TOM T. HALL Lyrics, THE BALLAD OF BILL CRUMP (v.1)

Tom T. Hall The Ballad of Bill Crump Lyrics:

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Now I'd hear a lot of tall stories since my
business is writin' songs And every now and then
if you listen real close a good true one comes
along And this is the story of old Bill Crump from
the North Carolina Hills Nat Winston of Nashville
knew this man real well

He built the church and he built the pews He built
the cradles and the furniture for the schools
Folks in Avery County say that he was better than
good Probably one of the reasons the Lord made
wood

Now men have faults and Bill's fault was he loved
to sip that corn He lived ninety some years that
way don't guess it was hurtin' him none You could
take him a picture from a catalog he could build
anything he'd see He could make anything that you
could make out of the tree One day Bill said Mama
I'm gettin' old I want you to measure me good I'm
goin' out to that wood pile and get myself some
wood And I'm gonna make me a coffin I want it to
fit me fine The way I figure it I've got about
enough time He built the church and he built the
pews...

Now Bill worked on that coffin like he was gonna
be there awhile He'd show the folks and rub that
wood and then stand back and smile He used that
body for ninety some years figured it had treated
him good And when he left it he put it away in
some real fine wood Oh right now old Bill's
sleepin' in the hills of North Caroline In his
homemade coffin handrubbed walnut velvet lined Now
most folks use their heads and hands and just
think of themselves His body's there but his
spirit's someplace else Cause he built the church
and he built the pews...

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