Henrietta, Indiana Lyrics - Sermon On The Rocks - Josh Ritter

Henrietta, Indiana mill town 

Locked the factory down and shut it up tight 

My daddy and my brother and sixteen-hundred others 

Lost everything they had in the night 

Daddy got a taste for the hard stuff 

Henrietta, Indiana was dry 

We'd ride out to Putney, he'd tell me he loved me 

The drive home was always so quiet 

He had a devil in his eye, eye 

Like a thorn in the paw 

Disregard for the law 

Disappointment to the Lord on high 

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My brother practiced preaching in the basement 

Perspiration on his face 'til I knew 

That something was missing, his spirit was willing 

He could not believe it was true 

Blessed be the poor, he said 

Your treasure is on high 

All of Henrietta, Indiana heard me Hallelujah 

When I finally saw the devil in his eyes 

Oh, the devil in his eye, eye 

Like a thorn in the paw 

Disregard for the law 

Disappointment to the Lord on high 

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I was coming home late 

From a midnight to eight 

The radio said they'd ID'd the plates 

Left three men dead 

Made their escape 

By now, said the sheriff 

They'll be in the next state 

Will we be able to catch them 

Can they bring the dogs in 

Can they call up the Bureau 

Do they have next of kin 

Cameras came to my door 

I opened it wide 

They thought I was crying 

It was something in my eye, eye, eye 

Eye, eye, eye, oh 

At night I leave a bottle on the table 

The Bible open to the Sermon on the Mount 

Blessed be the poor of Henrietta, Indiana 

But happy are the ones that get out 

I think I'll drive over to Putney 

The store'll be open 'til twelve 

The empty parking lot, the lights 

The lonely kid, the register 

I see it all clear as a bell 

I got a devil in my eye, eye 

Like a thorn in the paw 

Disregard for the law 

Disappointment to the Lord on high 

Eye, eye 

Like a thorn in the paw 

Disregard for the law 

Disappointment to the Lord on high