A Town Called Jubilee

Lily pulled a horseshoe

From a pile of junk

Said "I'm gonna keep this good luck

Piece of iron inside my trunk"

The boy just whispered "Okay"

And grabbed his old black dog

As we piled on in and cut out

Through that late November fog

Oh yeah

Dull as a ploughshare

Rustin' in the yard

Old Cotton grinned

And they waved goodbye

While the auctioneers all played cards

On every other Sunday

I'd walk down to Moe's and back

Eat a t-bone steak, watch a picture show

For a dollar-and-a-half

C'mon little sister, get up off of my knee

Gonna settle down someday

In A Town Called Jubilee

C'mon brother Jake, break on out and break free

Gonna set things right

And set up house

In A Town Called Jubilee

That fire came out of nowhere

Short of what I can tell

Hand to hand we passed that bucket

Up and down from the well

Goin' to California

Used to be what folks would say

Down around these parts, if it was me

I'd have hopped that West-bound stage

C'mon little sister, get up off of my knee

Gonna settle down someday

In A Town Called Jubilee

C'mon brother Jake, break on out and break free

Gonna set things right

And set up house

In A Town Called Jubilee

One last Hallelujah

A little less sympathy

Lily and Jake, the old black dog

A pinewood box, a rocking horse

All gone to Jubilee

C'mon little sister, get up off of my knee

Gonna settle down someday

In A Town Called Jubilee

C'mon brother Jake, break on out and break free

Gonna set things right

And set up house

In A Town Called Jubilee