Hollis Brown
  He lived on the outside of town
  Hollis Brown
  He lived on the outside of town
  With his wife and five children
  And his cabin fallin' down
  
  You looked for work and money
  And you walked a rugged mile
  You looked for work and money
  And you walked a rugged mile
  Your children are so hungry
  That they don't know how to smile
  
  Your baby's eyes look crazy
  They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve
  Your baby's eyes look crazy
  They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve
  You walk the floor and wonder why
  With every breath you breathe
  
  The rats have got your flour
  Bad blood it got your mare
  The rats have got your flour
  Bad blood it got your mare
  If there's anyone that knows
  Is there anyone that cares?
  
  You prayed to the Lord above
  Oh please send you a friend
  You prayed to the Lord above
  Oh please send you a friend
  Your empty pockets tell yuh
  That you ain't a-got no friend
  
  Your babies are crying louder
  It's pounding on your brain
  Your babies are crying louder now
  It's pounding on your brain
  Your wife's screams are stabbin' you
  Like the dirty drivin' rain
  
  Your grass it is turning black
  There's no water in your well
  Your grass is turning black
  There's no water in your well
  You spent your last lone dollar
  On seven shotgun shells
  
  Way out in the wilderness
  A cold coyote calls
  Way out in the wilderness
  A cold coyote calls
  Your eyes fix on the shotgun
  That's hangin' on the wall
  
  Your brain is a-bleedin'
  And your legs can't seem to stand
  Your brain is a-bleedin'
  And your legs can't seem to stand
  Your eyes fix on the shotgun
  That you're holdin' in your hand
  
  There's seven breezes a-blowin'
  All around the cabin door
  There's seven breezes a-blowin'
  All around the cabin door
  Seven shots ring out
  Like the ocean's pounding roar
  
  There's seven people dead
  On a South Dakota farm
  There's seven people dead
  On a South Dakota farm
  Somewhere in the distance
  There's seven new people born