Keeper of the nodding corn All the hammers are a-talking All the nails are a-singing
You can hear it in the valley Where live the lame and the blind They climb the hill out of its belly They leave with mean black boots on
"I just made a simple gesture They jumped up and nailed it to my shadow You know, my shadow's made of timber."
And the storm is a-rolling And the storm is a-rolling
And I'm still here rolling after everybody's gone And I'm still here rolling after everybody's gone Ah'm still here rolling and I'm left on my own The blackbirds have all gone!
Keeper of the trodden corn And the rain, it raineth daily
And all the thorns are a-crowning And the spears are a-sailing
And the storm is a-rolling And the storm is a-rolling
And I'm still here rolling after everybody's gone And I'm still here rolling after everybody's gone I'm still here rolling and left on my own Those blackbirds they have all flown and
Keeper of the forgotten corn I'm the king of nuthin' at all The hammers are a-talking The thorns are a-crowning him The storm is a-rolling down The storm is a-rolling down