a musical companion
to Horace Kephart's
classic book,
"Our Southern Highlanders"
Now, the soundtrack score to Bonesteel Films The Mystery of George Masa!
By Daniel Gore
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Peter Rowan
Tim O'Brien
Jim Watson
Scott Huffman
Craig Smith
Rickie Simpkins
Jack Lawrence
Tony Williamson
and others
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A Dream Of Bear
Lyrics:
The night wind blow'd up
The Tennessee laurel
From the Gulf of Desolation
The hammer of Thor unchinked the walls
And tested our foundation
Two states our shack divides
It could blow to either side
From the gant lot rolled
A thunderin crash
The gale just felled a spruce tree
Then Doc told how he'd sailed with the wind
From here to Tuckaleechee
Ol' windmaker blowin' liars
Clear outa Carolina
CHORUS
Now fellers mark what you dream tonight
Hit'll shore come true tomorrow
A dream of blood forebodes a fight
Clear water gets the b'ar
A quarrel with a woman's an old she-bear
And muddy water's harm
Don't tell anyone what you dreamed, you hear!
It'll spile the dream's charm
Git up, you pups, the hunchback barked
that coggled-up fire's a-smokin
You dew-clawed hounds got a bear to chase
Before the day has broken
Dred and Coaly you better run fast
Where the bear feed on the mast
Then Little John cut a pigeon wing
Uncorked a jug in the fire-glow
He twirled around and commenced to sing
To an imaginary banjo
Did you ever see the devil
With his old gourd head and shovel
The mighty bulk of Clingman's Dome
All black in spruce and balsam
Raised up its head in the morning dew
Like a bear so big and awesome
It took the firmament
In the earth's awaking scent
Then Kep told us a hunter's dream
He was chokin a big ol' woman
And dollars rolled from out of her mouth
And just kept on a-comin
Good la! You've told us all
Kep, for you the hunt is spiled!
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