Biography:
White Mansions is a 1978 album by various artists documenting the lives of white people in the Confederacy during the Civil War. The songs on the album were written by Paul Kennerley and are performed by Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, John Dillon and Steve Cash. Each singer took on a separate and distinct persona, portraying different characters in an attempt to show the Confederacy and the concept of "Southern pride" through said characters' eyes; in essence, therefore, White Mansions is a concept album.
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[Intro]
C
C F C
The full moon touch the steel cold line
G C
The railbed was frozen with ice.
F C
In the distance an engine was keepin with time
G C
His steam whistle moaned just twice.
F C
Down in the cut past the old trussel bridge
G
Twelve fine horses stood.
C F C
Masked men shivered in the cold autumn ridge
G C
Not far from the Glendale Woods.
C F C
The Grassland shined from the swayin train
G C
When the driver saw the red light.
F C
Her iron brakes sparked like a silver rain
G C
And the metals screamed through the night.
F C
The baggage man reared out to look for the faults
G
When fear froze up his heart.
C F C
He was starein the barrel of an army colt.
G C
That threated to tear him apart.
[Chorus]
C
We will burn your train to cinders
F C
So throw the money down.
Open up your damned express car
Bb G C
And jump off to the ground
But we won?t touch that ol woman
F C
She?s southern and they claim
They ain?t offerin no reward
Bb G C
For Frank and Jessie James.
C F C
And a long soldier?s coast brave with years
G C
Quickly they climbed aboard.
F C
Men was sweatin and women shed tears
G C
And a preacher prayed to the Lord.
F C
When they opened the safe there was nothin for them.
G
So they strolled down through the train
C F C
What a miserable sight these desperate men
G C
Robbin old folk gold watch chains.
C F C
Now some say the Devil had taken his soul
G C
Some say his spirit survived
F C
But we all no he was nothin but a Missouri farm boy
G C
Just fightin to stay alive.
F C
But high above that railroad bed
G
On a ridge where the pines grow tall
C F C
If you listen to the wind there?s a ghost of a chance
G C
You can still hear ol Jesse call. (Listen now.)
[Chorus]
C
C F C
The full moon touch the steel cold line
G C
The railbed was frozen with ice.
F C
In the distance an engine was keepin with time
G C
His steam whistle moaned just twice.
F C
Down in the cut past the old trussel bridge
G
Twelve fine horses stood.
C F C
Masked men shivered in the cold autumn ridge
G C
Not far from the Glendale Woods.
C F C
The Grassland shined from the swayin train
G C
When the driver saw the red light.
F C
Her iron brakes sparked like a silver rain
G C
And the metals screamed through the night.
F C
The baggage man reared out to look for the faults
G
When fear froze up his heart.
C F C
He was starein the barrel of an army colt.
G C
That threated to tear him apart.
[Chorus]
C
We will burn your train to cinders
F C
So throw the money down.
Open up your damned express car
Bb G C
And jump off to the ground
But we won?t touch that ol woman
F C
She?s southern and they claim
They ain?t offerin no reward
Bb G C
For Frank and Jessie James.
C F C
And a long soldier?s coast brave with years
G C
Quickly they climbed aboard.
F C
Men was sweatin and women shed tears
G C
And a preacher prayed to the Lord.
F C
When they opened the safe there was nothin for them.
G
So they strolled down through the train
C F C
What a miserable sight these desperate men
G C
Robbin old folk gold watch chains.
C F C
Now some say the Devil had taken his soul
G C
Some say his spirit survived
F C
But we all no he was nothin but a Missouri farm boy
G C
Just fightin to stay alive.
F C
But high above that railroad bed
G
On a ridge where the pines grow tall
C F C
If you listen to the wind there?s a ghost of a chance
G C
You can still hear ol Jesse call. (Listen now.)
[Chorus]
White River Blue (...)
White Sea
White Shoes & Th (...)
White Soul
White Witch