I'm thirty-nine miles from the Ohio line,
I hope to make it soon.
The bitches were on my trail all day
I hide in the ebb of the moon.
God said, love your brothers,
Oh, Lord, what could I do ?
I'm twenty-nine miles from the Ohio line,
My ankles are festered and sore.
A short man's step was all I could take
Because of the chains that I wore.
God said, love your brothers,
Oh, Lord, what could I do?
I'm nineteen more miles from the Ohio line,
Freedom awaits me there.
I'll see my wife and my kinfolk
And sit in my rocking chair.
God said, love your brothers,
Oh, Lord, what could I do ?
I'm nine more miles from the Ohio line,
I can see the Akron Creek.
My brother's flintlock is aimed at my back,
I'm a-staggerin' and pretty damn weak.
God said, love your brothers,
Oh, Lord, what could I do ?
I made it to the Ohio line,
But the bullet crossed the line.
I forgive him, Lord, it's up to you,
He'll cross that Judgment line.
God said, love your brothers,
Oh, Lord, what could I do ?
I hope to make it soon.
The bitches were on my trail all day
I hide in the ebb of the moon.
God said, love your brothers,
Oh, Lord, what could I do ?
I'm twenty-nine miles from the Ohio line,
My ankles are festered and sore.
A short man's step was all I could take
Because of the chains that I wore.
God said, love your brothers,
Oh, Lord, what could I do?
I'm nineteen more miles from the Ohio line,
Freedom awaits me there.
I'll see my wife and my kinfolk
And sit in my rocking chair.
God said, love your brothers,
Oh, Lord, what could I do ?
I'm nine more miles from the Ohio line,
I can see the Akron Creek.
My brother's flintlock is aimed at my back,
I'm a-staggerin' and pretty damn weak.
God said, love your brothers,
Oh, Lord, what could I do ?
I made it to the Ohio line,
But the bullet crossed the line.
I forgive him, Lord, it's up to you,
He'll cross that Judgment line.
God said, love your brothers,
Oh, Lord, what could I do ?
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