I told them On and on they hollered In prayer Their palms pressed Oil to my forehead I’ll fly away oh glory I’ll fly away in the morning. . . They faked my healing I cannot account for what evil May enter.
The minister says I’m alive Through grace says They may never know What rendered me silent He tells them to pray The spirit gives several messages In other tongues Praise the Lord They shout Praise the Lord The…
They told the judge I sat before an open fire Fell right into it But wasn’t a hair on my head singed. They recalled my vision A prophetess wearing clothes The color of rotten grasses Grounding sage to a fine powder They said I put it in their tea Told…
I saw I had to go down to the devil’s hell That was my home. I didn’t want to give up Worldly things but when the Lord got me ready I came leaping and jumping. I fell down on my knees And said “Lord if you will save me I’ll…
We try the old ways Wild geranium To stop the bleeding Devil’s clothesline For the burns and sores But our apron strings fall Loose our shoes will not stay Tied the beds rise up We wind up on the floor The clothes hung on the line Torn off till all…
High strung They called her Unsettled We come home She’d clawed her a notch Jerked the planks right out Said the witch needed her. Ginseng they said Ease the hippo Help her sleep Start slow Build the dose None of us knew What it would take To smother her.