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Verse 1:
Under a starless sky the moon hung bright
On a stone cold Mississippi night
The hounds and I chasing coons up trees
When a sound came drifting back to me
It chilled my bones and shook my brain
To hear Tom Walker rattling chains
Verse 2:
The Walker farm's went dark for years
When the son got caught brewing everclear
The old man went to an early grave
But folks say he's still there today
Bad luck hit like a hurricane, and left
Old Tom Walker rattling chains
Verse 3:
My eyes burned hot as hell's own fire
I felt like a ghoul waiting to expire
The hounds tucked tail and turned to run
Left me with my daddy's gun
I shook like a leaf in a hurricane
When I heard Tom Walker rattling chains
Verse 4:
There's a cabin by the river bend
That I won't be going near again
Since I left that haunted land
At a dead run like a wanted man
Home through the weeds and the sugar cane
To escape Tom Walker rattling chains
Tag:
Call me a liar or just insane
But I heard Tom Walker rattling chains
credits
from
Eclipse,
released October 12, 2010
Written by Jason Marbach
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