Johnny Mike Songwriter Music

Lyrics

Verse 1
In 1864 on a full moon autumn night
A train rambles down the railway hauling Sherman's war supplies
Engineer locks Iron Horse up, Union boots hit the ground
38 troops creep a cotton field to Ole Red Sheppard's house
They crash through the front door beatin’ down Red's wife and kids
17 deeds, 38 men leave a family with their throat slit
Chorus
Don't poke around Red's house without the Lord to save your neck
A pale man rides a tall dark horse with eyes five shades of dead
Cold wind blows, tree limbs moan, by the river you can hear a train
When the whistle blows, Red collects a soul, and drags a body from a flaming chain
Verse 2
Red rides up by the crack of dawn to find his naked butchered kids
He kneels down to kiss his wife when out somewhere Scratch drops in
In snakeskin boots, a black top hat, and. Derringer gun he shined
He said pull this trigger under your chin, vengeance will be your guide
Ole Red pulled the trigger, took a bullet and woke up dead
Devil howled go collect my souls first Calvary Derringer Red
Chorus
Don't poke around Red's house without the Lord to save your neck
A pale man rides a tall dark horse with eyes five shades of dead
Red tracked ‘em down, one by one, impaling each through their ass
Then he horse-drug ‘em by the trees past his house, on the railroad tracks
Been a 150 years ago, y'all best turn around and run
On April 14th that next spring, John Booth shot Red's gun - yeah
Chorus
Don't poke around Red's house without the Lord to save your neck
A pale man rides a tall dark horse with eyes five shades of dead
When the whistle blows, Red collects a soul, and drags a body back in flaming chains
Oooooo, ooooooo, voodoo.
(Devious laugh)