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Mount Olive
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Americana
Mount Olive was released on November 8, 2025 by Frontera Records as a part of the album Mount Olive
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Release DateNovember 8, 2025
LabelFrontera Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM83

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Russell
Tom Russell
Vocals
Jack Saunders
Jack Saunders
Bass Guitar
Mark Hallman
Mark Hallman
Background Vocals
Bill Kirchen
Bill Kirchen
Guitar
Rick Richards
Rick Richards
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Thomas George Russell
Thomas George Russell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Russell
Tom Russell
Co-Producer
Mark Hallman
Mark Hallman
Mastering Engineer
Andre Moran
Andre Moran
Recording Engineer
John Yuelkenbeck
John Yuelkenbeck
Graphic Design

Lyrics

My name is “Digger” Becker
I run the Becker Funeral Home
I drink at Pee Wee’s House of Knowledge, boys
Where the wildest drinkers roam
I bowled a perfect game one night
At historic Turner Hall
They have a pin boy there who sets the pins
Rolls you back your ball
And if you want to walk to the edge of town
You won’t have very far to go
Holly Becker said that once
Holly Becker ought to know
Go on, walk all the way to New Orleans
Making that wild bohemian noise
But the center of the universe
Is Mount Olive, Illinois
Got a rabbit farm and an antique store barn
A merry-go-round for the kids
We got an old historic gas station
Out there on Route 66
Mother Jones is buried over yonder
You can hit her grave from here with a stone
My name is “Digger” Becker, boys
Of the Becker Funeral Home
You know, Jesus climbed Mount Olive
And he wept for Jerusalem
Then he came on down for the last meal
And that bastard Judas turned him in
Let’s talk about all that down at Mel’s Place
Over beer and chicken wing bones
My name is “Digger” Becker,
Of the Becker Funeral Home
One time I got a call in the early morning
From a farm lady named Annie Flowers
She said her husband had dropped dead
Fell off his tractor, got drug around for hours
“Well, at least he died with his boots on,” I thought
Plowing up Civil War medals, potatoes, and stones
That’s the thing you learn
When you’re “Digger” Becker of the Becker Funeral Home
So all you tourist types from foreign countries
Who come to see the Grand Canyon or Times Square
Or you get off the bus at some outlet mall
Out in Jersey some old where
Why not grab a Greyhound to St. Louis
Look out the window, get off your phone
Take the local up to Mount Olive
Ask for “Digger” at the Funeral Home
I’ll show you Pee Wee’s House of Knowledge
Where the wild Apaches roam
Then we’ll bowl a game at Turner Hall
And go visit Mother Jones
Then we’ll walk on up Route 66
Chewing on a chicken wing bone
If you’re looking for the edge of town you won’t have very far to go
That’s the news from “Digger” Becker
Of the Becker Funeral Home
Tracy, Holly, Doug, Betsey, Ed and Shelley
You’ll never be alone
Call us if you need a tour
We’re at the Becker Funeral Home
Written by: Thomas George Russell
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