Fandango: The mill's on fire [lyrics]

Fandango: The mill's on fire [lyrics]

Fandango

The mill's on fire

The moon casts a dusty shadow

On the front-step prisoner's frown

Prices in the market gettin' higher and higher

And the cathouse trade went down

Ain't seen no rain now for five or six weeks

Everything is gettin' so dry

You know there's something in the air

I see red lights in the sky

Oh, oh, the mill's on fire

If she goes up, you know we're goin' down tonight

Oh, oh, the mill's on fire

(If she goes up, we'll all go down)

Sister's got the fever

Mama, she's got it too

Brother, he's got himself a .38 Spеcial

That he's got the itch to use

Doctor says hе ain't gonna come on back

'Til Papa can pay the bills

He's downtown drinkin' his paycheck up

And there's a fire down at the mill, oh

Oh, oh, the mill's on fire

If she goes up, you know we're goin' down tonight

Oh, oh, the mill's on fire, yeah

(If she goes up, we'll all go down)

Junior puts down his guitar

Throws on a coat and some shoes

Jumps behind the wheel of an overhead-six

With a bucket and a bible too

Heads on down to the carnival grounds

Knocks on the rainmaker's door

He say, "Well, come on outside

And put a spell on the sky

Or my daddy can't work no more"

Oh, oh, the mill's on fire

If she goes up, you know we're goin' down tonight

Oh, oh, the mill's on fire

(If she goes up, we'll all go down)