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They moved through Clarksdale
Like a storm without warning
And making young widows
Half a dozen or so
By Lavons old barn
I found my Helena
Face down in the ground where I gave her my gold
(Oh oh) mercy has passed on
(Oh oh) way long before time
They took my Helena
Now the laws that I?ve fought for says killing?s no crime

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(Oh oh) what have they done to my soul
Look what they?ve done to my soul
I don?t know what they?ve done to my soul

Lying down quiet by the grave some Chicksaw
I saw the thin with a gun in his hand
Once I gave him food
And at time I gave him shelter
But I?ll cut him to the bone for I give him my land

(Oh oh) mercy for no-one
Too much fury to cry
They took my Helena
And I swear to Lord Jesus, I won?t rest till they die

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(Oh oh) what have they done to my soul
Look what they?ve done to my soul
I don?t know what they?ve done to my soul
(Oh oh) what have they done to my soul
Look what they?ve done to my soul
I don?t know what they?ve done to my soul

Five were sent to hell in the next few hours
As me and Wheeler Corn dealt the law from our sides
Night turned to day in old lake town Elaine
When I finally found the thin man was there in my sights
(Oh oh) he pleaded for mercy
But the Lord had left town
Soon he screamed for his maker
And satan obliged as I burned him down!