Ben Johnson's Creek Lyrics - Mark Olson

Mark Olson 

CHORUS: 

Nobody told us we should steer clear 

There's mud on our feet and the grass 

It tastes like turpentine 

Down at Ben Johnson's Creek 

There's a broken pipeline that spills into the water 

We go out walking one day 

And a couple of mean old boys come up to us and say 

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Ben Johnson's now public domain 

We tried to pay him off but all he wanted was to stay 

REPEAT CHORUS 

We like Ben Johnson's place 

There's white table grapes and his mother planted these 

Now all these willows will go 

Photos 

Ben Johnson held out as long as a body can hold 

REPEAT CHORUS 

Down at Ben Johnson's Creek 

There's a broken pipeline that spills into the water