Lyrics

I came down to a river
Twirlin', cristal clear
I knocked upon a red ol' house
Said; anybody there?

The walls were moanin', creakin' loud
Singin' with the breeze
A farmer came up to the door
I said; mister help me please

Can you spare a meal or two
I'm growin' very weak
The farmer shook his lonesome head
An' began to speak

I'm sorry son, I'm broke you see
I aint got nothin' left
Them rough winds killed my whole damn crop
I aint got nothin' left

I said goodbye an' went along
Limpin' down the road

My hands an' feet were shakin'
Boys, wild thunder plagued the air
I walked up to a small white house
Said; anybody there?

The windows were a broken
Shattered 'cross the land
A woman came up to the door
I took her by the hand

Said; can you spare a meal or two
I'm growin' very weak
The woman shook her sad ol' head
An' began to speak

My dear sweetlovin' husband
He died the other day
An' I haven't had a penny
Since the day he passed away

I said goodbye an' went along
Limpin' down the road

I came down to a gravelpath
Hitched across them stones
I followed the road to a fancy house
Yelled; Anybody home?

The doorknob was of diamond
An' the walls were solid gold
An ol' man met me by the door
I's feelin' mighty cold

Said; Can you spare a meal or two
I caint go on no-moore
The ol' man gave me a long, wierd look
Turned an' closed the door

A singin' distant raven
Sailed across the sky
A lonely, weary shadown
In them mean ol' winds up high

I sat there by a river
'Neath a dirty, muddy track
I thought of all my loved 'uns
An' then let my mind go black

A grey-wolf did her howlin'
The owls they joined right in
The trees they started waltzin'
With that cold, dark evenin' wind