Lyrics

The Ballad of Jason Wright
Jon Ezickson c 2005

Chorus
Jason Wright had a farm in Idaho, just planting to see what he could grow
He wasn?t born a loser but it all came out the same
He lost it all when the locust came


V1
Now Jason Wright moved his family to the west.
He wasn?t used to nothin? but the best
He went and sew every seed that he could sow
Sat back just watched his garden grow


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V2
Now Jason Wright worked his fingers to the bone
Until his crops were almost grown
Jason dint have a clue ther?d come a day
When all his dreams would fade away


V3
Well Jason?s crops were lookin? mighty fine
Wheat had buds and corn was almost ripe
And Jason was happy, but then he heard a sound
A comin? from underneath the ground


Bridge
One by one they came plowing through the field
Eating every crop there was to yield
And Jason ran to get everyone he could kill
?Till they came by millions over the hill


V3
Well Jason ran, he couldn?t believe his eyes
When he looked up the locusts filled the skies
And clouded the fields from morning until dawn
When they left all his crops were gone


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