Wash Jones Lyrics - Squirrel Nut Zippers

I was talking to an oak tree 

When the cypress butted in. 

Out of car parts, a raven 

Made a nest inside my skin. 

To understand me better 

You all ought to follow me home 

I make a wish I clean the fish 

I can scream like the cicada 

Gin the seed right out of the bowl 

Ride the train to Memphis 

When there's cotton to be sold. 

To understand this better 

You all ought to follow me home 

Make a wish & clean the fish 

That's why they call me Wash Jones. 

I feel like driving but my car won't run 

I feel like plowing but my mules won't come. 

I was lost down in the bottom 

I was cutting through the cane 

Tied my team up to a rusty trace chain 

That's why they call me Wash Jones. 

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