Lily Mae & Harvest King

from Bare Bones by The Gothic Cowboy (aka Melvin Litton)

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11) Lily Mae & Harvest King - m.litton

Almost July, hot as hell, the moment I stepped outside
My face felt like an egg bein’ fried
I picked up the paper ‘n saw that the dog
Had somehow broke his chain
I hollered once, as usual he never came
I heard ‘em say on the radio as I turned to go inside
“Humid today, a high of 95…”

Then I read about the murder of Lily Mae Rhodes
And a man called Harvest King
They can’t find a motive, a clue, or anything
He was 52, she was 53, on the table lay a deck of cards
Their throats were slit in a Kansas City salvage yard
The owner Bob Henry had let ‘em stay in a rundown red brick shack
Through a broken pane they kept an eye on his junk out back

It was June 24th when Sally Rider ‘n the shuttle crew touched down
The very same Friday the victim’s bodies were found
Page 1 had a photo of the shuttle landing on the hot dry desert floor
You could read about the murder in section B, page 4
A neighbor said, “They kept to themselves, never had much to say
Ain’t it a shame how we found ‘em this a’ way…”

After readin’ about the murder of Lily Mae Rhodes
And a man called Harvest King
I didn’t feel like eatin’ or doin’ much anything
I laid down the paper, sipped on my coffee
Stared out the window ‘n said, “If we don’t keep
The ol’ dog chained he’s gonna be dead…”
As I saw the coal truck round the curve
And heard its engine scream
I thought again of Lily Mae Rhodes
And a man called Harvest King

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from Bare Bones, released October 2, 2020

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I'm a creekbank ghetto boy. Began my singin' near half a century ago in Canada, then hit northeast, down thru Nashville, Austin, out to Colorado and back to Kansas where I started out and will likely remain. My influences are Leadbelly, Jimmie Rodgers, CCR and The Band, while the juices of a hundred others flavor my music, not to mention the devil himself if that's what it takes to make a song... ... more

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