ballad of Geoff Harris

[Verse 1] Down in Oakland where the sun don’t stay, Lived ol’ Jefferey Harris in a totaled chevrolet A handle of Fireball, his only true friend, He’d sip that cinnamon till the moon met the end. [Chorus] Oh, Jefferey, Jefferey, the nights never sleep, A lover each evening, promises cheap. Men, ENBEES, women, they’d come, they’d go, Till the dawn brought a curse and a shotgun’s hello. [Verse 2] His heart was a jukebox, a tune for each name, But the town whispered “tramp” and they drowned him in shame. A wink and a whiskey, he’d laugh at their scorn, and the town folk all said, "he wont last thru the morn’.” [Bridge] They tarred him with rumors, feathered him with spite, Told him, “Don’t linger when the train rolls tonight.” He cranked that old engine, coughed smoke to the sky, Left his lovers and fireball, waved ‘em goodbye. [Chorus] Oh, jefferey, jefferey, the road’s your last friend, A hobosexual’s tale with a few dollars to spend. Men and women, they’ll sing of your ways, But in Oakland's dust is where your memory stays. [Outro]