Long Chain Charlie And Moundsville

The folks sing songs about prison, coal mines and war,
I got a story in a song Id like to tell
For a long time now I been sowing
And that long bad trip I will be going

And Long Chain Charlie gonna take me back to Moundsville


A lot of new faces, I see
But very few recognize me
So many dreams in life I cant fulfill,
What Id give now just to be free
But death row calls me in thirty-three

And Long Chain Charlie put me off last night in Moundsville

Instrumental

Now my mind does wander back,
To my mama in a tumble-down shack
Those dreadful days, mama taught us to pray
But each time in my cell I cry
Salvation has passed me by
And I will never more ride that Long Chain Charlie to Moundsville

The priest just left my cell
He told me about heaven and hell
Told me about a way of life I could be free
But I will never be free no-more
Death row calls me in thirty-four
I just want to forget about
That Long Chain Charlie, and Moundsville

I just want to forget about Long Chain Charlie, and Moundsville