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The Ballad of Jimmy Scott Lyrics by Songs About Rivers

Canton and Field

2022

[Verse 1]
When you’re older, you feel something
When you’re young you can’t feel a thing
I’ve started lots of fires, but I learned from them
The Baker brothers said I wasn’t dirty enough
They wanted to hang me from a tree
I’m stuck with this number on my chest
It didn’t fail because of me
[Chorus]
Warden, damn right, I moved those bags around
Warden, you locked me up to keep those pitchforks in the ground
When you are hurting, you’ll blame anything
[Verse 2]
They wanted to string me up the Bayview Bridge
Webstеr haunts me every singlе day of my life
And it gave me this sentence
I never claimed that I was perfect
I’ve tangled and drank my share and ten
But when the newsman asked for sandbaggers
I was there to do my penance
[Chorus]
Warden, a better man, would have put the bottle down
Warden, I tried my best, there’s no redemption in this town
[Bridge]
One day soon these walls will crumble into debris
And take what fight the cancer couldn’t from me
They say Rudy was a ghost
Suzie is gone, and I’m a memory
Mississippi sunset in my mind, is all I’ll see
[Chorus]
Quincy, when I was young I know I let you down
Quincy, my heart broke watching my hometown city drown
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Songs About Rivers

Songs About Rivers

About “The Ballad of Jimmy Scott” by Songs About Rivers

Read the complete lyrics to "The Ballad of Jimmy Scott" by Songs About Rivers from the album "Canton and Field" in 2022. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Rock.

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"The Ballad of Jimmy Scott" appears on "Canton and Field" in 2022.

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