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Norman's Folly is a mean old road
Well you better watch out and you better roll slow
Norman's Folly is a mean old road
The edge is steep and the bridge is old
And the ice will get you when the weather's cold
Norman's Folly is a mean old road

It's been raining in Northfield nearly a week
and there's folks starving down on Johnson's Creek
Preacher said "I'll haul that load"
Norman's Folly is a mean old road

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Well he started out the break o' day
and the howlin winds made the headlight sway
Rain and dirt turned to painful hail
Broken spokes on the wagon wheel

Began to snow as the temperature fell
And it was hard to follow that dreadful trail
Horse collapsed couldn't go no more
And the preacher start to dream about the golden shore

Well he took what he could carry as he shook
And he shielded his eyes with the holy book
If I was a liar I'd soften the blow
But that preacher died in the mountain snow

Now the folks went lookin' when the springtime came
See if Norman's Folly had earned it's name
Found the preacher in a ditch
With a bible frozen to his chest

Chorus

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from The Things We Take For Granted, released August 9, 2013

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Silas Lowe Nashville, Tennessee

For a songwriter confronting some of the more unsettling facets of life in contemporary America, Silas Lowe’s songs are highly listenable, witty, and fun. He has entertained crowds at the Kennedy Center, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Northern Lights Boreal Festival, Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, Vancouver Folk Festival, and numerous other festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada. ... more

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