The Banks of the Brazos

The cane grew high

On the banks of the Brazos

I did hard time under this sun

Many came to die

On the banks of the Brazos

Of so many I’m am one

the lashes fell

on the banks of the Brazos

the smell of blood and earth, and steel

we called it hell

on the banks of the Brazos

treated worse than slaves in sun-burned fields

deaf ears and blind eyes

bones rumble right where you stand

history buried in the haze and sand

cast your eye to the ground

see the blood that spilled

on the banks of the Brazos

Too hot for tears

On the banks of the Brazos

dead men lining every row

cries no one hears

on the banks of the Brazos

and Black Betty (leather whip) tearing at your soul

deaf ears and blind eyes

bones rumble right where you stand

history buried in the haze and sand

put your ear to the ground

hear the echo’s on

the banks of the Brazos

lasted 10 days

On the banks of the Brazos

Dead at the age of 24

A man weren’t worth much

On the banks of the Brazos

When one man died they rounded up ten more

erased and swept away

bones rumble right where you stand

History’s buried in the haze and sand

cast your gaze to the ground

read the writing on

read the writing on

read the writing on

the banks of the Brazos

They found our bones

On the banks of the Brazos

Shouting out from beyond the grave

now Houston sprawls

On the banks of the Brazos

her past buried deep in Texas clay