Kate Campbell

Bury Me In Bluegrass

Kate Campbell


Huey was a captain 
With Andy Jackson
He settled in Kentucky 
On a soldier's pay
It was two hundred acres 
And for almost 
As many years
The land has borne 
My family name
You can count 
The generations
Like circles in a tree
On tombstones 
You can barely read

Will you walk with me 
Across 
The blue-green pastures
I wanna see horses 
Rtun one more time
You can lay me down 
Bbeside the ones 
Ggone before me
Bury me in bluegrass 
When I die

Uncle Henry sells computers 
He never learned to farm
So he sold his part to daddy 
When grandpa died
And mom and dad are old now 
They say they're gonna move
Where the weather 
Is always warm and dry

The buyers signed 
The note today
They're gonna build a mall
With plans to break ground 
Before the fall

Will you walk with me 
Through the fields of burley
I wanna see 
Leaves of gold one more time 
You can lay me down beside 
The ones gone before me
Bury me 
In bluegrass when I die

They nailed 
The sign up yesterday
And I don't understand
To me it's more 
Than just a piece of land

Will you walk with me 
Through the peaceful valley
I wanna see 
The harvest moon 
One more time
You can lay me down beside 
The ones gone before me
Bury me in bluegrass 
When I die