Ruination Day, Pt. 2 - Gillian Welch

And the great barge sank and the okies fled

And the great emancipator took a bullet in the head

In the head, took a bullet in the back of the head

It was not December and it was not in May

Was the 14th of April that is Ruination Day

That’s the day, the day that is Ruination Day

They were one, they were two, they were three, they were four

They were five hundred miles from their home

From their home, they were five hundred miles from their home

When the iceberg hit and they must have known

That God moves on the water Casey Jones

Casey Jones, God moves on the water Casey Jones

It was not December and it was not in May

Was the 14th of April that is Ruination Day

That’s the day, the day that is Ruination Day