Plumb Line - Kelly Joe Phelps

Let a windmill blow

I want to feel the wave beat hard against me

Let a windmill blow

This dust out of my head

Let a steeple ring

I want to hear a sound that’s not me thinking

Let a steeple ring

This dirt out of my bed

Strap on, shake it for a hoedown

Beat down on a wooden drum

Laugh hard till hard is gone

And that old trouble run

Let a baby yell

Simple thing like a nail in a driveway

Let a baby yell

This dust out of my head

Give me an old man grumble

Wave the tag and bag the coat back

Give an old man grumble

Sweep the dark away

Lay a high boot heel

Swing that skirt from knee to elbow

Lay a high boot heel

And walk away

Strap on, shake it for a hoedown

Beat down on a wooden drum

Laugh hard till hard is gone

And that old trouble run

Take a rail car whine

Tuck it down behind the silver

Take a rail car whine

A song as sure as I