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1.
Death do me a favor, when you drag me to your boat Please remind me on our journey that I’m better dead than not Death oh please remind me when I’m singing by your side That my will to keep on breathing ain’t no stronger than my pride Farewell to my friends, I’ve got no regrets Before the sun sets I’ll be on my way With a hole in my head I will lay on my bed And the Lord of the river will take me away I could have killed them all, to them I owe my fall But instead I have chosen to pay the price Now it can’t be undone so I got myself a gun With a shot in my head I would fall twice Death do me a favor, when you drag me to your boat Please remind me on our journey that I’m better dead than not Death oh please remind me when I’m singing by your side That my will to keep on breathing ain’t no stronger than my pride I’ve sinned and I’ve prayed, I’ve loved, I’ve betrayed My Gods and my Devils in my head’s civil war So I drifted and fell between Heaven and Hell And yet here I stand on the Grey River’s shore The river Lord said “Forgive and forget Make peace with your anger, your sorrow, your strife Come join my crew, have a pint or a few Let the living still worry about life” Death do me a favor, when you drag me to your boat Please remind me on our journey that I’m better dead than not Death oh please remind me when I’m singing by your side That my will to keep on breathing ain’t no stronger than my pride
2.
Dark Man 02:55
He was a dark, dark man, he was a dark, dark man He was my father but not my friend, he was a dark, dark man When I first met him I was eight He was smoking his cheap cigarette He said: “Don’t worry darling you’ll be fine I’ve got your mama, now you’re mine” It wasn’t long till he got in our house And I was trapped in my hole like a mouse You ain’t no master if you’ve got no slaves I wish I was but I wasn’t so brave He was a dark, dark man, he was a dark, dark man He was my father but not my friend, he was a dark, dark man He used to come home every night And he would yell and scream and fight My mama cried and she cried and I cried I tried to help her, Lord I tried And then he raised his hand one time And people said that’ s not a crime You ain’t no King if you’ve got no throne And in this kingdom you’re dying alone He was a dark, dark man, he was a dark, dark man He was my father but not my friend, he was a dark, dark man There was a dark man in my life My mama was the Devil’s wife I lost my years but not my soul And made him think he’s in control So when no fear controlled my past The Devil turned to ashes and Hell turned into dust…
3.
Hey, you need a brand new start I’ve got a bunch of angry wolves Ready to tear your world apart Hey, quit trying to save your soul I’ve got an open sky to fly, You’ve got a thousand miles to crawl The river flows like all the rivers flow Will it reach the ocean or the waterfall Or the waterfall now, or the waterfall Every river flows like all the rivers flow Just let the river flow Hey, you little rotten dummy fox I hope you like to spend your time Living inside your leather box Hey, you say your feet can’t take no more When life just takes you for a walk You’ve got a million ways to fall The river flows like all the rivers flow Will it reach the ocean or the waterfall Or the waterfall, now, or the waterfall Every river flows like all the rivers flow Just let the river flow
4.
I’ve chosen to go left and left was the right way And I walked a thousand miles some years ago And I kept on going forward on the highway When the Devil came and said “You’re going wrong” So I stood there for a while and then looked behind me Was the road that I have chosen not the one? Should I keep on going on or would it define me? Was the right way where I should be all this time? In, out, back, front, down, up, left, right, Win some, lose some, then you might Find your way through Hell to Heaven’s doorway, And if by chance you make it right You lucky bastard I don’t mind Cause I’m the one who chose to take the highway So I’ve chosen to go back and find where I’ve started And I walked a thousand miles and years went by And I found my way back home there in my crossroad And I knew back there and then I’m going right So I kept on going on, it seemed like forever When an Angel stood before me as I walked “You couldn’t go back now” he said “Nor go forward Cause you’ve missed the only chance you ever got” In, out, back, front, down, up, left, right, Win some, lose some, then you might Find your way through Hell to Heaven’s doorway, And if by chance you make it right You lucky bastard I don’t mind Cause I’m the one who chose to take the highway
5.
The King summons the birds to sing for his son The proudest of all the nightingales come The hawks made him laugh, the owls made him sleep But the crows make him cry, the crows made him weep May the dark eyes return where the dark eyes belong The King said: “Let’s burn all the crows until dawn” But the blackest of all then killed them both and said: “God made me fall for my wicked soul King’s blood on my feather, King’s flesh on my claw I fall, let me fall, how deep can I go For I hear crows singing from there down below I’ll never fly over this forest again But if crows still breath then I ain’t lost in vain I won’t give a damn about their Gods and their Kings I’ll take all the pain; I’ll take all the pain God made me fall for my wicked soul King’s blood on my feather, King’s flesh on my claw I fall, let me fall, how deep can I go For I hear crows singing from there down below”
6.
Oh Mama 03:20
When the devil went into my head, He showed me ways I will never forget He taught me who I should be before They throw me down again And then he told me to give my soul, He said it’s better to die before There’s no one left there beside you That will catch you when you fall Oh mama tell me what I’ve done Was it all a lie when you brought me In this old land of broken trees and souls Oh mama tell me what I’ve done Did you think I’d be just another tree In a place where no one gives a damn about me Oh mama tell me what I’ve done Did you only see just a part of me But not the one you never wanted me to become Oh mama don’t you cry for me… Oh mama tell me what I’ve done Was it all in vain, I’m not the same, There’s nothing left for me much more to gain now Oh mama tell me what I’ve done Did you think I’d be just another me In a place where no one lives and no one dies free Oh mama tell me what I’ve done Cause If I only knew who I would become I would make the same old, same old, same mistakes again Mama don’t you cry for me…
7.
Every bank and train another decoy The gang is rambling and you lead the way The devil always knows the cards you hold boy But you play with him anyway She’s the only one that keeps you going Riding home again against the odds In this valley there is nothing growing Just some ravens and a coal black rose And every time he got home he told her Don’t you know this is the rambler’s way Honey I just grew one day older and one day wiser than yesterday Every time he got home he told her Baby better burn than fade away Honey I just grew one day older and one day wiser than yesterday Just another deadly fallen angel Just another broken holy ghost No one wants to run into the rider But she’s waiting on her mama’s porch Gonna take her where the sun is shinning Gonna take her to the rainbow’s end Leave this valley that is slowly dying Leave the kingdom of the living dead And every time he got home he told her Don’t you know this is the rambler’s way Honey I just grew one day older and one day wiser than yesterday Every time he got home he told her Baby better burn than fade away Honey I just grew one day older and one day wiser than yesterday
8.
Me and my brothers love all the rainy days It happens when I’m all alone then it fades away Every little piece of hope in my aching head Living in the brightest field or in the darkest room It really doesn’t matter cause we’re gonna find each other soon They say there is a place in hell where the flowers bloom So you’d better hold on No one’s gonna bring you what you’re hoping for Brother will you go on By walking through your own private heaven’s door There you’d better go Me and my brothers hate all our golden chains Me and my brothers hate all our golden chains Father tell me why you want all your children slaves Me and my brothers love all the rainy days Me and my brothers love all the rainy days Rain is gonna wash the scars of my bleeding face So you’d better hold on No one’s gonna bring you what you’re hoping for Brother will you go on By walking through your own private heaven’s door There you’d better go
9.
Nobody knew that this fragile little girl could be the reason All those people are now dead She used to go to church, she used to look so kind But there were Demons dancing in her evil head And in the backyard when they found the skulls and bones They blamed the father for what’s there beneath the stones So many broken souls waiting on the gates But no one thought it was that cute Rosemary Jones Rosemary Jones, nobody knows Rosemary Jones God save all the lonely souls Eleven bodies buried, twenty never found One man in jail but dear Miss Jones was still around Her poor old father raised a daughter out of hell He loves her dearly but his feet are on the ground Oh little Rosemary, a devil in disguise Everyone paid and bought her pretty little lies There is no reasoning to those who are insane They’ve got no choice, they are just born to play that game Rosemary Jones, nobody knows Rosemary Jones God save all the lonely souls
10.
Cold Skin 03:47
Cold, cold, cold My skin is cold Take my gold Cause I’m growing old A stranger to this news With many things to lose Cold, cold, cold My skin is cold Bought and sold Out in the cold I don’t wanna pray To the Lord I’m praying to the fools with many things to lose Cold, cold, cold My skin is cold Old, cold, sold Into this world Coming into things I cannot hold Step into my shoes with many things to lose Cold, cold, cold My skin is cold

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released December 9, 2017

Produced by Grey River & The Smoky Mountain
Recorded by Romina Moutou, Tommy Lellos and Mike Skarakis at 133 Studio.
Mixed by Mike Skarakis
Mastered by Nasos Nomikos (VU Production Mastering Studio)

All music and lyrics written by Sarantos Goumakos and Rena Papageorgiou except 'Cold Skin' written by Thanasis Giouleas

Cover Art/Artwork by Graphic no Jutsu

Grey River & The Smoky Mountain:
Rena Papageorgiou: Vocals/Mandolin
Sarantos Goumakos: Guitar/Vocals
Tasos Gousetis: Fiddle
Thanasis Giouleas: Double Bass

Guest Musicians:
Dimitris Azorakos: Drums
Meletis Pogas: Banjo, slide guitar, backing vocals
Nikos Skiadopoulos: Harmonika
Tommy Lellos: Backing vocals

Special Thanks to the 133 Studio crew and its captain Mike Skarakis, all guest musicians featured on this album, all our friends, families, musicians, bands and everyone involved in this album in any way...

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IKAROS Records Athens/Greece 2017

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Grey River & The Smoky Mountain is a folk band from Athens, Greece. Their style is described as Americana, blending various American, Irish and European folk elements and genres including bluegrass, folk, country and blues.

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