Jason Songtext
von Smith

Nobody ever saw Jason smile
Nobody ever saw Jason cry
All they saw was a pale white man
As the carriage rumbled by
Dust filled up the dirty streets
And the hungry children′s eyes

Jason was a rich man
Owned a lot of land
He had lots of poor folks
Slaving after him
They would plant his cotton
He would reap what they sowed
Jason was a rich man
Everybody knows


Nobody ever saw Jason smile
Nobody ever saw Jason cry
All they saw was a big white house
And a fence that stood so high
Fires glowing on the windowsill
Filled the hungry children's eyes

Jason was a rich man
Owned a lot of land
He had lots of poor folks
Slaving after him
They would plant his cotton
He would reap what they sowed
Jason was a rich man
Everybody knows

Then the great war came
And everything was changed
Good fortunes fled
And the countryside bled
Justice would right the wrong
That had been done so long
All glories were fleed
The wicked and the mean


Jason was a rich man
Owned a lot of land
He had lots of poor folks
Slaving after him
They would plant his cotton
He would reap what they sowed
Jason was a rich man
Everybody knows