Jack the Shack Man |
LyricsJack the Shack Man ©2001 Ronald G BrownVerse: A quarter mile down the road from me, in a rickety one-room shack Lived a poor old man with nothing more than the clothes that hung on his back He didn't seem to have any family and he really didn't have any friends But if you'd catch his eye, he'd wave and say hi He was Jack, the shack man from down around the bend Chorus: He'd say: I've got the tall trees standin' over me A blue-jay feedin' a family And a million crickets singin' me off to sleep I've got a little caterpillar on a leafy vine The moon and stars, well they're all mine He'd say, "You feel bad for me but don't worry how I feel? Cause ol? Jack, the shack man has more than most ever will" Verse: He did his reading by candle-light and his favorite book was John And if you'd listen close you could hear each verse as he read 'em out loud and strong No running water, no TV and he never had a telephone Just a flickering light made life alright In that shack that Jack called home Chorus: He'd say: I've got the tall trees standin' over me A blue-jay feedin' a family And a million crickets singin' me off to sleep I've got a little caterpillar on a leafy vine The moon and stars, well they're all mine He'd say, "You feel bad for me but don't worry how I feel? Cause ol? Jack, the shack man has more than most ever will Bridge: One night the shack burnt to the ground and I knew old Jack was gone 'Said the only thing that didn't burn was that Bible's Book of John They said he passed on in his sleep though I know a part of him stayed Cause every once in a while... the crickets quiet down And a voice in my heart will say? Chorus: I've got the tall trees standin' over me A blue-jay feedin' a family And a million crickets singin' me off to sleep I've got a little caterpillar on a leafy vine The moon and stars, well they're all mine "Oh, you feel bad for me but don't worry how I feel? Cause ol? Jack, the shack man, has more than most ever will" Yeah, ol? Jack, the shack man, had more? than I ever will? Ron Brown 412-596-5831 HookstownBrown@yahoo.com |
| Short Song Description: Mainstream country with a story that will cause you to evaluate what's really important in life... (Work demo) |
| Lyric Credits: Ronald G Brown |
| Music Credits: Ronald G Brown |
| Producer Credits: Jackie Cook - Song Cellar -- Nashville, TN |
| Publisher Credits: Hookstown Music (ASCAP) |
| Performance Credits: Vocal: Buddy Jewell |
| Song Length: 3:53 |
| Primary Genre: Country-General |
| Secondary Genre: - |