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GRANDPA WAS A FARMER 'TILLIN DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE
BUT THE GROWIN' WASN'T EASY, SO THE DAY MY GRANDPA DIED
GRANNY SOLD THE FARM TO A MAN FROM WAY UP NORTH
AND EVERYBODY'S GONE IN THE COTTON AND THE CORN
EVERYBODY'S GONE IN THE COTTON AND THE CORN

DADDY WAS A MINER SPENT HIS DAYS DOWN IN THE PIT
BUT THE FAMILY'S DOIN' FINE UNTIL THE DAY MY DADDY SPLIT
MAMA TOOK TO HATIN' LIKE THE WORST OF WOMEN SCORNED
AND EVERYBODY'S GONE IN THE COAL OR IN THE CORN
EVERYBODY'S GONE IN THE COAL OR IN THE CORN

EVERYBODY'S WANTIN' AND WE LEAVE THIS WORLD ALONE
EVERYBODY'S HURTIN' IN THEIR MUSCLES, IN THEIR BONES
EVERYBODY'S DYIN' FROM THE MINUTE THAT THEY'RE BORN
AND EVERYBODY'S GONE IN THE 'CODONE AND THE CORN
EVERYBODY'S GONE IN THE 'CODONE AND THE CORN
SAYIN' EVERYBODY'S GONE IN THE 'CODONE AND THE CORN

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from Holler: An Appalachian Tragedy (Original Workshop Recording), released July 12, 2014
Jillie Mae Eddy, Nate Houran, Nick Buonaiuto, Andrew Patterson, Sam Schuth

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The Harpers New Haven, Connecticut

The Harpers make music theater at the intersection of fine and folk art. We tell stories in active conversation with our audience and with the world around us. We strive to center marginalized perspectives; destigmatize mental illness, disability, and survival after sexual violence; to celebrate the spectrums of gender and sexuality; and to serve the New Haven community. ... more

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