Pa

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Pa drove to town yesterday to pick out her grave He found the lot where she'd lay Then he drove to old man Ed Sutterton's place To find him some peace [Verse 2] He got there 'round about twelve and he stayed 'til three And the sun left him down in the valley But the moon met him up in the hills by the lake Reflecting the ghost of ma's place [Verse 3] Suppertime came and it went, no one heard from him Sis left his food on his plate At the end of the table, right next to ma's place Where nobody sits [Verse 4] The telephone rang 'bout four, my sis answered it And I felt the news through the floorboards Like a long, sullen moan, like a wreck on the road Like a joining of hands [Refrain] Sha la la la Sha la la la Sha la la la Sha la la la Sha la la la Sha la la la [Verse 5] So I drove to town yesterday to pick out his grave I found the lot where they'd lay Then I drove to old man Ed Sutterton's place To find me some peace