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Guadalupe (T. Russell)

from Ghosts out in the Rain by Hound of the Buskervilles

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Words and music by Tom Russell.
Performed by Hound of the Buskervilles.
Recording licensed through easysonglicensing.com

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"Guadalupe"
By Tom Russell

There are ghosts out in the rain tonight
High up in these ancient trees
And I have given up without a fight
Another blind fool on his knees
And all the Gods that I've abandoned
Begin to speak in simple tongues
And suddenly I've come to know
There are no roads left to run

It’s the hour of dogs a-barking
That's what the old ones used to say
It's first light or it's sundown
Before the children cease their play
When the mountains glow like mission wine
Turn gray like a Spanish roan
Ten thousand eyes will stop to worship
And turn away and head for home



Chorus:
She is reaching out her arms tonight
Lord, my poverty is real
I pray roses shall rain down on me
From Guadalupe on her hill
But who am I to doubt these mysteries
Cured in centuries of blood and candle smoke
I am the least of all your pilgrims here
I am most in need of hope

She appeared to Juan Diego
Left her image on his cape
Five hundred years of sorrow
Have not destroyed their deepest faith
But here I am your ragged disbeliever
A doubting Thomas drowned in tears
And I watched your church fall through the earth
Like a heart worn down through fear

CHORUS

credits

from Ghosts out in the Rain, released July 3, 2020
Dan Boone, mandolin; Eddie Hysinger, harmonica; Phil Ragland, lead guitar; Marty Rosen, vocals/guitar.

Produced, recorded, and mixed by Dan Boone.
Recording licensed through easysonglicensing.com
Cover art: Tom Russell
Band photo: Lou TIngle

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Hound of the Buskervilles Louisville, Kentucky

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Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Hound of the Buskervilles searches out interesting, well-wrought songs by writers across the English-speaking world, and interprets them in a distinctively collaborative musical style that highlights the virtuosity of listening.
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