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Henry Moore

by Marty Peifer

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"Henry Moore", written by Harry Waller, performed by Marty Peifer

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I'm a man of simple pleasure & my name is Henry Moore
By birth I am American, by trade I am not sure
And I've helped to shape my country as progress drained it dry.
& they say by 1921 that man will learn to fly

REFRAIN
Son you should have known America.
Son I'm sorry for what we've done.

I went West in the summer at the age of twenty-one
I saw eagles fly majestic, & the Red Man on the run.
& I worked hard as a miner, digging deep for golden ore.
& we shoveled 'til our backs ached
But we left an empty hole.

REFRAIN

So I went back to the rivers, where the paddle steamers sailed
& we gambled out our futures as we loaded up the bales.
& my love the Mississippi drove us down to New Orleans.
But they slowly tried ti kill her,
As they muddied up her streams

REFRAIN

They said we come together laying rails down to the coast.
I joined Union Pacific putting meat onto the roast.
On a well saddled stallion with my Winchester gun
I shot down the Buffalo, each and every one.

But I tired of the spaces, so I settled here back east
Where I've spent the last ten years working for the factories
& we blackened up the skies at a fast flying pace
In the name of massive progress for all the human race.

Refrain
(repeat 1st verse}

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released August 13, 2015

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Marty Peifer Albuquerque, New Mexico

Chicago Magazine named Marty Peifer TheBest All Around Entertainer in Chicago.  It's an indication of the incredible appeal of an artist who combines top contemporary material with tremendous power and talent. He's billed as a genuine American troubador, a collector and interpreter of songs whose musical territory extends to include traditional folk, blues and country-western songs. ... more

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