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Boxcar Bertha

from Westbound by Ryan McCord

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Well did you know that long ago, there was a sister on the road . .
Gather round now one and all, her story will be told;
her story must be told

When Boxcar Bertha was a girl, she played down by the trains
She watched those men and women pass, never to be back again;
they’d ne’er be back again

Her heart was filled with wanderlust, she had an itch down in her soul
She trundled ‘round this whole wide world, as on that boxcar rolled;
And onward Boxcar rolled

No family man could tie her down, she’d rather ride the rods
A Christian anarchist riding in a boxcar to find god;
And Boxcar found her god

Boxcar Bertha rode the line, through all life’s ups and downs
And found salvation for her soul, by tramping out of town;
She tramped on out of town

When finally she met her match, and caught that last westbound
It carried her up high oh lord, where the angels make sweet sounds
Where the angels sing sweet sounds

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from Westbound, track released October 24, 2014

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Ryan McCord Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

I live in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. I’m a window cleaner in my spare time. I learned to play guitar from sitting around the campfire with my friends. When I’m not playing music, I like riding my bike, canoeing, welding, and building castles out of snow and ice. ... more

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