Black Mountain Blues
by H. Cole 
recording of 19 
from 
From the Soundtrack of the Motion Picture "Janis" (Columbia 467 4D6-2) 
Out in Black Mountain a child will smack your face 
I'm saying out on Black Mountain a child will smack your face 
The babies cryin' for liquor, and all the birds sing bass 
Well, those people in Black Mountain are mean as they can be 
And those people in Black Mountain are mean as they can be 
Now they uses gun powder just to sweeten up their tea 
Well, out in Black Mountain you can't keep a good man in jail 
Yeah, out in Black Mountain you can't keep a good man in jail 
'Cause if the jury convicts him, the judge will pay his bail 
I had a man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man in town 
I had a man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man in the town 
But then he met a city gal, that's when he throwed me down 
Lord, I'm bound for Black Mountain, me and my razor and my gun 
I'm going back to Black Mountain, me and my razor and my gun 
I'm gonna fire him if he stands still, I'll just cut him if he runs 
Lord, now you've heard my story, now you've heard my news 
Lord, now you've heard my story, now you've heard my news 
Now my man can clear off, I've got the Blackest Mountain blues