Gibson Brothers - Sam smith

^ASam Smith was an ^Eold man, by the ^Atime I first saw ^Ehim. ^AWild eyes and a w^Eicked beard, hang^Aing from his ^Bchin. ^AI thought I’d seen the ^Edevil, as a ^Aboy in ‘^E99. ^AMy daddy called him the ^Ehermit, from ^Aon the border^Eline.

He said They’re ^Anever gonna take him b^Eack again, and ^Amarch him off to ^Ewar. Where ^Agrey-headed men in l^Eong wool coats ^Aassign their bloody ^Bchores. ^AThey can look, but ^Ethey won’t find, ^Aold Sam Smith this ^Etime. He’s ^Asomewhere North of ^ECanaan Hill a^Along border^Eline.

^AThey say Old Sam was a ^Eveteran, he ^Arode in the caval^Ery, ^ACame home on a li^Emping leg some^Atime in ‘6^B3. ^ABought a saw and a ^Escattergun at Sc^Aagway's general s^Etore. He said, “I’m t^Aaking to the w^Eoods so they won’t f^Aind me anym^Eore.”

No, they’re ^Anever gonna take me ba^Eck again, and m^Aarch me off to wa^Er. Where ^Agrey-headed men in l^Eong wool coats ^Aassign their bloody ^Bchores. ^AThey can look, but ^Ethey won't find, ^Aold Sam Smith this ^Etime. He’s ^Asomewhere north of C^Eanaan Hill out o^An the border^Eline.

Now e^Avery month on the t^Ewenty-fifth, he’d ^Acome back to the ^Estore. With a ^Abroken down old ^Eblue tick that would ^Await outside the ^Bdoor. and He'd ^Ayell “Where’s my check from the ^Egovernment, and I ^Awant a block of ^Echeese.” Then he'd ^Afold it in a ^Ehandkerchief he ^Akept up in his ^Esleeve.

No, they’re ^Anever gonna take me ba^Eck again, and m^Aarch me off to wa^Er. Where ^Agrey-headed men in l^Eong wool coats ^Aassign their bloody ^Bchores. ^AThey can look, they^E're never gonna find, ^Aold Sam Smith this^E time. He’s ^Asomewhere north of ^ECanaan Hill a^Along the bo^Erderline.