Tom T. Hall - Ballad Of Bill Crump

Tom T. Hall

Ballad Of Bill Crump

(Tom T. Hall)

Now I'd hear a lot of tall stories since my business is writin' songs
And every now and then if you listen real close a good true one comes along
And this is the story of old Bill Crump from the North Carolina Hills
Nat Winston of Nashville knew this man real well.

He built the church and he built the pews
He built the cradles and the furniture for the schools
Folks in Avery County say that he was better than good
Probably one of the reasons the Lord made wood.

Now men have faults and Bill's fault was he loved to sip that corn
He lived ninety some years that way don't guess it was hurtin' him none
You could take him a picture from a catalog he could build anything he'd see
He could make anything that you could make out of the tree.

One day Bill said Mama I'm gettin' old I want you to measure me good
I'm goin' out to that wood pile and get myself some wood
And I'm gonna make me a coffin I want it to fit me fine
The way I figure it I've got about enough time/

He built the church and he built the pews
He built the cradles and the furniture for the schools
Folks in Avery County say that he was better than good
Probably one of the reasons the Lord made wood.

Now Bill worked on that coffin like he was gonna be there awhile
He'd show the folks and rub that wood and then stand back and smile
He used that body for ninety some years figured it had treated him good
And when he left it he put it away in some real fine wood.

Oh, right now old Bill's sleepin' in the hills of North Caroline
In his homemade coffin handrubbed walnut velvet lined
Now most folks use their heads and hands and just think of themselves
His body's there but his spirit's someplace else.

'Cause he built the church and he built the pews
He built the cradles and the furniture for the schools
Folks in Avery County say that he was better than good
Probably one of the reasons the Lord made wood.

Mirror lyrics:

Probably one of the reasons the Lord made wood.
Folks in Avery County say that he was better than good
He built the cradles and the furniture for the schools
'Cause he built the church and he built the pews

His body's there but his spirit's someplace else.
Now most folks use their heads and hands and just think of themselves
In his homemade coffin handrubbed walnut velvet lined
Oh, right now old Bill's sleepin' in the hills of North Caroline

And when he left it he put it away in some real fine wood.
He used that body for ninety some years figured it had treated him good
He'd show the folks and rub that wood and then stand back and smile
Now Bill worked on that coffin like he was gonna be there awhile

Probably one of the reasons the Lord made wood.
Folks in Avery County say that he was better than good
He built the cradles and the furniture for the schools
He built the church and he built the pews

The way I figure it I've got about enough time/
And I'm gonna make me a coffin I want it to fit me fine
I'm goin' out to that wood pile and get myself some wood
One day Bill said Mama I'm gettin' old I want you to measure me good

He could make anything that you could make out of the tree.
You could take him a picture from a catalog he could build anything he'd see
He lived ninety some years that way don't guess it was hurtin' him none
Now men have faults and Bill's fault was he loved to sip that corn

Probably one of the reasons the Lord made wood.
Folks in Avery County say that he was better than good
He built the cradles and the furniture for the schools
He built the church and he built the pews

Nat Winston of Nashville knew this man real well.
And this is the story of old Bill Crump from the North Carolina Hills
And every now and then if you listen real close a good true one comes along
Now I'd hear a lot of tall stories since my business is writin' songs

(Tom T. Hall)

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