I got a shiver



did lightning pick that spot
can I find it with a dowsing wand
is it in a deep dark wood
or a deep dark pond
do others sleep there
am I now in their dreams
did I have a stake in that ground
the moment I screamed

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I don’t know, I don’t know but I’m cold
and I shiver and shake
I just know someone’s walking over my grave
will it be frozen there
will the dirt give no quarter
when I’m buried there will I only dream of winter
will I be on a high high mountain
where I am close to god
will it be to the east of eden
deep in the land of nod)
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I never spared my son the rod
I always went to church
but once when we were starving
I stabbed a man
and robbed him of his purse

I worked my land
i drank of gin
it only seemed a minor sin
everyday I tried to be a better man
I’ve taken some with brutal hands
all I could spare I gave
but now I’m cold, and I shiver, and I shake
I just know that someone’s dancing on my grave
will my son be there
will my wife
In hate or sorrow will they shed their tears
will it be just days from now
will I be blessed with years
(will I be cursed with years)

I can not be sure of my character
or if I’ll slip through that needle’s eye
will I just lie down and sleep forever when I die
will there be a marker
will there be a stone
when I lie down that final time
will I always rest alone

who can ever know
who can ever know
I’m so worried for my soul
I’m cold, and I shiver, and I shake
I try so hard to be brave
but I’m sure there’s someone out there
laughing at my wake
and someone’s dancing on my grave