“44” lyrics

[Verse 1]
Momma said light the stove
I filled it with cottonwood long ago
Jerry bring the fire, someone shot my bow
Then momma turned to Molly and said
“Go wake up them babies, ain’t no time for being lazy”
It’s late, should’ve been out in the field an hour ago
Tommy fill up the water keg, then hitch up them mules
Tell aunt betty we’ll be home for supper about dark
Then my momma cussed my daddies name
Leaving her alone with ten kids to raise
Swore she’s gonna kill him if he ever stepped foot
On the Farm

[Chorus]
It was a hot summer afternoon
Twenty third day of June, in ‘44

[Verse 2]
Walking up on our porch comes a stranger
Said I’m bringing you news of danger
Said you’re daddies back in town
At the cool waterfall getting drunk and mean
Said he’d call in this evening
Gonna make for logic reason
Cause your momma done swore
She’s gonna lay him down
[Chorus]
It was a hot summer afternoon
Twenty third day of June, in ‘44

[Verse 3]
Came a cloud of dust coming down the road
We could see it for miles so
Me and Hellen looked at each other
And knew the final show was about to begin, mhm
Our daddy come walking up in the yard
Momma hollered “John, I thought you said the day you’d left we’d never lay eyes on each other again”
Daddy said “woman I came to get what’s mine
And I ain’t gonna sit here and listen mild and whine”
And he picked up our double ended axe
And started towards the porch

[Chours]
And the last thing my daddy knew
Was a shot rang clear and through
From my mommas ‘44

[Outro]
That’s right
Momma done laid daddy down
Come home to the best, haha
Mercy, never will forget it