Josh Woodward: Me and Billy Barnum

Sometime I should combine this song with "Honcho Graham From Birmingham" and call it "Me and Billy Graham from Birmingham". I'm just thinking out loud here, don't mind me.

Free MP3 and Lyrics:
http://www.joshwoodward.com/song/MeAndBillyBarnum

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In 1912, I was only a boy
Hardly 10 years old
The summer was dry, the sun in the sky
Where secrets burn like matches

In my Sunday best, I went down for a walk
To Billy Barnum's house
He was alone, no one was home
So I had an idea I said to Billy, "let's go walking down in the ravine There's no one here for miles so we never will be seen If your folks are in Peoria, they won't be back for hours So let's go have some fun."

We walked down through the tangle of trees
I lost my bearing twice
But then we emerged, the top of the earth
And watched in silent wonder

We stood tall on the edge of the bridge
When a gust of wind blew through
I stumbled and weaved, and reached for his sleeve
To try and find my balance But Billy lost his footing and he slipped off of the edge He caught himself with one hand on an overhanging ledge But his strength would only last him for a minute, maybe two Then he crashed down in the river He crashed down in the river

A shallow grave on the outskirts of town
Is where I laid him down
A secret it's stayed, what happened that day
With me and Billy Barnum
With me and Billy Barnum

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Music

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• josh
• woodward
• me
• and
• billy
• barnum
• dark
• acoustic
• country
• folk
• death
• ballad

[dannyhavok]

anyone know the tuning by any chanceeee?

[joshwoodward]

I do, I do! ;) It's CGCGCEb, with a capo somewhere. I don't have tabs, but it's pretty easy once you have the tuning.

[chaffe619]

still my fav song you ever done :)

[TaWaRet13]

...krásna pesnička....its nice:)

[rupertdegenhard]

this is simply the best Josh Woodward song yet

[iamonlyforfun]

Whoa. This sounds hauntingly familiar. I drove myself crazy figuring it out. Still didn't succeed. -.-

[penseur817]

c'est magnifique !! !!

[iWearCapeIRL]

This song is a little creepy :P awesome

[sonofix]

josh, this has such a great story line! love it, my friend!!