Scarlet Town lyrics

Buddy I went down to Scarlet Town

Ain't never been there before

Well, you slept on a feather bed

I slept on the floor

Now I don't mind a lean old time

Or drinking my coffee cold

But the things I seen in Scarlet Town

Did mortify my soul

Well, look at that deep well

Look at that dark grave

Ringing that iron bell

In Scarlet Town today

Now I spent some time in New Orleans

And in Cairo on a bend

But Scarlet Town brought me down

Low as I ever been

Ahh, look at that deep well

Look at that dark grave

Ringing that iron bell

In Scarlet Town today

On the day I came to Scarlet Town

You promised I'd be your bride

You left me here to rot away

Like Polly on the mountainside

Ahh, look at that deep well

Look at that dark grave

Ringing that iron bell

In Scarlet Town today

Now you may hide in Scarlet Town

For a hundred years or more

But the man who knows what time it is

Is knocking at the door

So fare you well, my own true love

If you ever see me around

I'll be looking through a telescope

From hell to Scarlet Town

Now, look at that deep well

Look at that dark grave

Ringing that iron bell

In Scarlet Town today

• Artist:Gillian Welch