JB Elwood - Bible and a .44 (Ashley McBryde Cover)

JB Elwood
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Published 2022-08-01
I dedicate this cover I did of this incredible song by @AshleyMcBryde to my grandfather, Eugene (Poppy) Jackson. He was an amazing person who always believed in me. He always told me “Son, you sure know how to pick that guitar. Stick with it and you will go somewhere one day”. He was a man of god who lived a majority of his live in southern West Virginia and preached the gospel in many hollers throughout the region. He made an impact on many lives and loved his family more than anything. Thank you Poppy for always believing in me. My music journey is dedicated to you.

This video was filmed in Cheboygan, in beautiful Northern Michigan, on Lake Huron.

Lyrics:

He had a Southern drawl like a redbone hound
And every song he sang was my favorite sound
He'd be the last one off if the ship went down
The kind of man it feels good to be around
The kind of man it feels good to be around

He had hair as white as a cotton field
And he could spin you a story like a wagon wheel
He never went nowhere without a rod-n-reel
Lord, I miss that man, and I always will
I miss that man, and I always will

He'd see through a lie like an old screen door
He taught me how to hunt and how to love the Lord
He carried a Bible and a .44
And they just don't make 'em like that no more

He said, "Take what you've got and do the best you can"
The best thing you'll ever own is a piece of land
Ya'll, he knew his like the back of his hand
He was something else, my old man
He was something else, my old man

He'd see through a lie like an old screen door
He taught me how to hunt and how to love the Lord
He carried a Bible and a .44
And they just don't make 'em like that no more

I saw him strum this thing every chance he could
And he left it to me like he said he would
And if you ask me why it sounds so good
It's cause I'm holding more than strings and wood
I'm holding more than strings and wood

He'd see through a lie like an old screen door
He taught me how to hunt and how to love the Lord
He carried a Bible and a .44
And they just don't make 'em like that no more
No, they just don't make 'em like that no more

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