Chuck Ragan - Bloody shells

They ^Amtook him in arrest with a ^Fshot through his chest And ^Emany more followed ^Amthrough The ^Ammen folk shook their ^Fheads and said, &quo^Et;We did what we ha^Amd to do." While the ^Amwomen folk buried their ^Fheads in their hands and ^Ecovered the children’^Ams eyes Bef^Amore they turned to ^Fsee Mr. Watson’s ^Echildren and wife ^Amcrying

Oh ^FLord, why the ^Cstorm? These ^Gshores you ^Amscorn In the ^Ftimes we ^Cmake While our ^Glives you ^Amtake Well you ^Fsent a devil down to the ^AmTen Thousand Islands To ^Graise cane and wreck ^Fhell Oh and n^Fow he’^Ams face down face ^Gdown in those bloody ^Amshells

Here ^Amlife ain’t grand as suga^Fr cane is sweet when the ^Etides bring mise^Amry Of t^Amwo young lovers ^Fshot all to hell over ^Eland while Watson’^Ams free

Oh ^FLord, why the ^Cstorm? These ^Gshores you ^Amscorn In the ^Ftimes we ^Cmake While our ^Glives you ^Amtake Well you ^Fsent a devil down to the ^AmTen Thousand Islands To ^Graise cane and wreck ^Fhell Oh and n^Fow he’^Ams face down face ^Gdown in those bloody ^Amshells

Well, ^Amboy raise an ear before ^Fyou raise your iron Un^Eless you aim with w^Amill For ^AmEdgar J. won’t bac^Fk down to you son And ^Ethat’s why he will b^Ame killed

Oh ^FLord, why the ^Cstorm? These ^Gshores you ^Amscorn In the ^Ftimes we ^Cmake While our ^Glives you ^Amtake Well you ^Fsent a devil down to the ^AmTen Thousand Islands To ^Graise cane and wreck ^Fhell Oh and n^Fow he’^Ams face down face ^Gdown in those bloody ^Amshells