Nathaniel Rateliff - Willie's Birthday Song (The Marigold Singles - Official Audio)

Listen to new song "Willie's Birthday Song" - the latest installment of The Marigold Singes and birthday tribute to Willie Nelson featuring guests Bobbie Nelson, Mickey Raphael, Lukas and Micah Nelson, Nikki Lane, Courtney Marie Andrews, members of The Night Sweats and more.

Stream/Buy the track here: https://found.ee/NRWilliesBirthdaySong

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All proceeds from this release will support The Marigold Project, Rateliff’s foundation dedicated to economic and social justice. The Marigold Project is proud to support Farm Aid and StrongHearts Native Helpline with this release. 

Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp organized the first Farm Aid concert in 1985 to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on the land. Dave Matthews joined the Farm Aid Board of Directors in 2001. Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to keep family farmers on the land.

StrongHearts Native Helpline began in 2012 when the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center and the National Domestic Violence Hotline began discussing the need for a domestic violence hotline to support tribal communities across the United States. More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence, and more than 1 in 2 have experienced sexual violence.

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Lyrics:
Pass me that joint it’s Willie’s birthday
Wipe away all of your tears
Well the worlds gone crazy
But we still got Willie and all the good things he’s done for us here
It was 75 the time of the preacher
when the red headed stranger appeared
Rode into town blue eyes a shining
And his memories measure in tears
Hey Nashville, Hey Austin
He’s singing the songs we hold dear
Now for all of these years
Pass me that joint it’s Willie’s birthday
Wipe away all of your tears
Well the worlds gone crazy
But we still got Willie and all the good things he’s done for us here
Now shotgun Willie wades through whiskey rivers
Living in the promise land
His heroes are cowboys and the songs there a singing
Bring joy and laughter again
Hey Georgia, New Orleans
This songs for your native son and all that he’s done
Pass me that joint it’s Willie’s birthday
Wipe away all of your tears
Well the worlds gone crazy
But we still got Willie and all the good things he’s done for us here
Pass me that joint it’s Willie’s birthday
Wipe away all of your tears
Well the worlds gone crazy
But we still got Willie and all the good things he’s done for us here

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