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1978 - Steve Cash, John Dillon e Waylon Jennings - They laid waste to our land

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1978 - Steve Cash, John Dillon e Waylon Jennings - They laid waste to our land

They laid waste to our land, they took it from our hand
From Atlanta to Savannah, they scorched our earth
They stole our corn and wheat, they left no food to eat
They slaughtered all the cattle, took the things of worth
Well, we got women and children too
Just the same as you
Ain't it enough just to know that you got us beat

The hatred will never cease, even now that there's peace
The feelings will run as deep as the scars we bear
This ain't cloth we wear it's a rag, we're at the mercy of the carpetbag
What you call justice is plain unfair
How the hell can you ever claim
It's bin worth all of the pain
Just to have us live together under one flag
They laid waste to our land, they took it from our hand

(the following is spoken by The Drifter (Waylon Jennings) during the rest of the verse)

On November 15, 1864, General Sherman cut out the back of Atlanta with 68,000 hard worn Yankees, he drove 'em down through Georgia to the sea. With hate in their hearts, they moved in a line, cutting a scar through God's Blessed country 50 miles wide. Burning, looting and gutting our land like vultures. They tore up the railroad tracks, they burnt the cotton and the gins, Lord, they made everybody suffer.

oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Autor: Paul Kennerley
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