Pa

Pa drove to town yesterday to pick out her grave

He found the lot where she'd lay

Then he drove to old man ed sutterton's place

To find him some peace

He got there round about twelve

And he stayed till three

And the sun left him down in the valley

But the moon met him up in the hills by the lake

Reflecting the ghost of ma's place

Suppertime came and went

No one heard from him

Sis left his food on the plate

At the end of the table right next to ma's place

Where nobody'd sit

The telephone rang 'bout four

My sister answered it

And I felt the news through the floor boards

Like a long sullen moan

Like a wreck on the road

Like a joining of hands

So I drove to town yesterday

To pick out his grave

I found the lot where they'd lay

And then I drove

To old man ed sutterton's place

To find me some peace