From the recording Mama Wailin'
This song is about the 2003 shooting death of my cousin in The Philippines. Recorded live at Blue Ghost in Etowah , NC. No connection to my other song, "The Gunfight".
Lyrics
I heard your mama wailin'
I heard your mama wailin'
I heard the whole world wailin', wailin'
the day they shot you down
the day they shot you down
You had that thang on you - Colt 45
but that thang ain't do what it had to do
to keep you alive
Your thang went click - uncle thang went boom
now you got your mama wailin'
in the emergency room
You came in hot, boy - but you went out cold
now you got your mama wailin',
Lord save his soul
I seen you laid out on a cold stone slab
it was the darkest day, now
that we ever did have
I heard your mama wailin'
I heard your mama wailin'
I heard the whole world wailin', wailin'
the day they shot you down
the day they shot you down
