True Black

As I walk side by side

With the wicked and the righteous

I do wonder to which one of them

I truly belong

I have tread the narrow path

I have stumbled through the darkness

And the right I've done by many

Is all for those that I've done wrong

Paint my casket true black

And for all I might have cost you

I hope to earn it back

Shoo-rah, shoo-rah shoo-rah

Shoo-rye, shoo-rye shoo-rye

For all I may have cost you

I hope to make it right

I have listened many a year

To the greatest ever known

Speaking truth truer than

Any voices I have ever heard

So child give me your ears

And between them I will sew

A crop of plenty that will fruit

With every stolen word

Paint my casket true black

And for all I may have taught you

I know you've taught me back

Shoo-rah, shoo-rah shoo-rah

Shoo-rye, shoo-rye shoo-rye

For all I may have cost you

I hope to make it right

Paint my casket true black

If you catch me too far from home

I hope you'll bring me back

Shoo-rah, shoo-rah shoo-rah

Shoo-rye, shoo-rye shoo-rye

For all I may have cost you

I hope to make it right

I have been deep into the cave

I have pulled out many a stone

Common as John or shining bright

Mine to carry and mine to hold

I have pulled out ragged people

That got too used being alone

Shoulder to shoulder up to the light

And that's where I found my gold

As I walk side by side

With the wicked and the righteous

I do wonder to which one of them

I truly belong

I have tread the narrow path

I have stumbled through the darkness

And the right I've done by many

Is all for those that I've done wrong