Mexican Blanket
from All The Great Aviators Agree by Scotland Barr & the Slow Drags
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lyrics
He held that Mexican blanket to his chest
By the old crow bars and the railroad cars down 'round Aberdeen
When one man has what the others want, oh things can sure get mean
They said, "Give us that there blanket, boy, and you will not get hurt"
He said, "Listen to my story, you can even have my shirt
Even have my shirt
It was two years ago almost to the day
That the dark angel of death come and took my girl away
She gave me this here blanket right before she died
And my favorite picture of her she tucked gently up inside
Tucked gently up inside
Now you can take everything I own, but I beg you kind sirs please
If you're going to take the blanket, leave the picture here with me"
And the three men having loved and lost, they all could agree
He reached into the blanket and like the rising sun
Came three blasts from the barrel of a Smith & Wesson gun
A Smith & Wesson gun
Now three men lay there dead
One man headed west
And he held that Mexican blanket to his chest
Now what a man will kill for is not always subject
To the depth of love he feels for the things that he protects
But sometimes just as simple as helping men define
The difference between what is theirs
And what is mine
I held that Mexican blanket to my chest
By the old crow bars and the railroad cars down 'round Aberdeen
When one man has what the others want, oh things can sure get mean
They said, "Give us that there blanket, boy, and you will not get hurt"
He said, "Listen to my story, you can even have my shirt
Even have my shirt
It was two years ago almost to the day
That the dark angel of death come and took my girl away
She gave me this here blanket right before she died
And my favorite picture of her she tucked gently up inside
Tucked gently up inside
Now you can take everything I own, but I beg you kind sirs please
If you're going to take the blanket, leave the picture here with me"
And the three men having loved and lost, they all could agree
He reached into the blanket and like the rising sun
Came three blasts from the barrel of a Smith & Wesson gun
A Smith & Wesson gun
Now three men lay there dead
One man headed west
And he held that Mexican blanket to his chest
Now what a man will kill for is not always subject
To the depth of love he feels for the things that he protects
But sometimes just as simple as helping men define
The difference between what is theirs
And what is mine
I held that Mexican blanket to my chest
credits
from All The Great Aviators Agree,
released April 18, 2008
Scotland Barr - lead vocals
Bryan Daste - pedal steel guitar, ukulele, vocals
Zach Hinkelman - electric guitar
Chris Hubbard - percussion, vocals
Nick Kostenborder - drums, percussion
Jon Itkin - acoustic guitar, ukulele, harmonica, and percussion
Keith McCarthy - upright bass
Scotland Barr - lead vocals
Bryan Daste - pedal steel guitar, ukulele, vocals
Zach Hinkelman - electric guitar
Chris Hubbard - percussion, vocals
Nick Kostenborder - drums, percussion
Jon Itkin - acoustic guitar, ukulele, harmonica, and percussion
Keith McCarthy - upright bass
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Sep 2005
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