Gone, Gonna Rise Again

The Looping Brothers

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I remember the year that my granddaddy died Gone, gone to rise again And they dug his grave in the mountainside Gone, gone to rise again I was too young to understand The way he felt about the land But I could read his history in his hands Gone, gone to rise again Corn in the crib and apples in the bin Gone, gone to rise again Ham in the smokehouse, cotton in the gin Gone, gone to rise again Cows in the barn and hogs in the lot You know, he never had a lot But he worked like the devil for the little he got Gone, gone to rise again These apple trees on the mountainside Gone, gone to rise again He planted the seeds just before he died Gone, gone to rise again I guess he knew that he'd never see The red fruit hanging from the tree But he planted the seeds for his children and me Gone, gone to rise again High on the ridge above the farm Gone, gone to rise again I think of my people that have gone on Gone, gone to rise again Like a tree that grows in the mountain ground The storms of life have cut 'em down But the new wood springs from the roots underground Gone, gone to rise again Gone, gone to rise again