Name: Oh Bury Me
Duration: P00H02M41S
Description: A Bluegrass tune lamenting the plight of the working man in recent years, with a mention of that budget debacle in Washington known as the "fiscal cliff".

Oh Bury Me

from Woodstock Generation (album) by Darrell Elmer Rodgers

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A Bluegrass tune lamenting the plight of the working man in recent years, with a mention of that budget debacle in Washington known as the "fiscal cliff".

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Oh Bury Me by Darrell Elmer Rodgers

(chorus)
Oh bury me
High on a mountain
Close to heaven I won't have to climb so far

And if heaven is not where I go
It'll make the journey long and slow
Down Hill Travelin's not so hard.

All my life
I've been workin
from the time the sun comes up til it goes down

But I'm afraid that in that time
Aint managed to save a dime
I'll be workin til they put me in the ground

(chorus: Oh Bury me...)

When I was young
I thought I had it made
Steady work with benefits and union pay

But a big recession came along, lost my job, the money's gone
Startin' over now with hair thats turnin' gray.

(chorus: Oh Bury me...)

Hey Mr. Congressman
Now can you hear me?
You got your raise now help us with our plight

'Cause folks like me are wondering if
We'll be pushed off that fiscal cliff
Just so you can claim you won a fight!!

(chorus: Oh Bury me...)
(chorus: Oh Bury me...)

Copyright 2013 Darrell Elmer Rodgers

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from Woodstock Generation (album), track released August 1, 2014
All vocals (yes, all) and instrumentals by Darrell Elmer Rodgers

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Darrell Elmer Rodgers Las Cruces, New Mexico

Darrell Elmer Rodgers is a veteran singer-songwriter. He has been called the Bard of the Baby-Boomers for songs that celebrate his generation's life and times.

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