Green Mountain Lyrics - Claude King

At the bottom of Green Mountain William Deacon stands and stares into the rain 

With coal grey eyes yellow teeth and a face that shows the strain 

Of his fight against the people who would cut Green Mountain down 

To paid away for what they say is a short cut in the town 

Their sugar and the gas tanks of the dosers and the graters and mud 

The grits they finished yesterday was washed away by last night's ragin' flood 

And the dam went out with dynamite strollin's from the work through shack 

But the coal grey eyes of William Deacon never once looked back 

They're gonna move Green Mountain he can't stand in the way 

But William Deacon swears Green Mountain's gonna stay 

They're gonna move Green Mountain at least that's what they say 

But there he stands lookin' twice as big as he did yesterday 

For hundred years and more the Deacon Clan has planned Green Mountain as dear home 

But the highway department don't have the sence to leave well enough alone 

Witn an iron hand he raised ten kids and taught 'em right from wrong 

And then trouble come the Deacon Clan can be mighty bight and strong 

They carried William Deacon's body down from old Green Mountain yesterday 

He was crashed by a rollin' grabble truck when he stepped out into the way 

The forman round then said well now the work can start again 

But he forgot the family pride of all the Deacon Clan 

They're gonna move Green Mountain...