Smokin' Armadillos - Miracle Man Lyrics
Miracle ManThe Miracle Man came to Lousian'Selling potions from a jarClaimed he could cure anythingFrom a fever to a scarAnd all the town folkGathered round to seeAs he cast his spell of wonderOver everyone but meSee, the Miracle Man was a Dapper DanFull of eloquence and graceAnd I could tell his charm was workingBy that look on mama's faceShe was buying moreThan meets the eyeBecause she left me and my daddyWithout even a goodbyeAnd Daddy CriedFor forty days and forty nightsAnd so did IFrom the emptiness insideNo I wasn’t old enoughTo understandWhatever happened to my mamaAnd that Miracle ManWell the years went byAnd One day I went riding into townI came upon commotionThere were people gathered 'roundAnd out in front of Emma Barker's placeStood the manWho stole my mamaAnd my daddy face to faceDaddy stepped up to himAnd drew his .45And with both hands on that triggerStuck right between his eyesAnd just when I thoughtHe’d sent him to the graveSuddenly with out a wordHe just turned and walked awayAnd how I triedAs we were riding home that nightTo figure whyMy Dad would put away his prideWhen he knew he hadThe power in his handsTo put a round of JusticeIn that Miracle ManLater on that nightHe came and sat upon my bedHe said there are some reasons whyThat demon isn’t deadThe good book saysYou'll reap the seeds you sowAnd if you turn the other cheekYou'll find the way the righteous goIf I would have shot himThey'd have put me in a cageAnd I would be around here nowTo watch you come of ageAnd an orphaned lifeCan turn a boy to stoneSon I love you far too muchTo watch face this world aloneIn my mindAt that moment in my lifeI came to findEverything he said was rightFor the first timeI could truly understandWhy My daddy spared the lifeOf that Miracle ManYes, and now I'm old enoughTo understandIt was my daddy all alongWho was the Miracle Man
