On Tuscarosa mountain in West Pennsylvania
She waits for him from dawn to dusk
He works in the coal mines for twenty cents an hour
He comes home and kisses her covered in dust
Mary why do you love me so?
Oh John it’s your heart of gold
But Mary all I bring you is dust and coal
She washes the kids clothes and helps them with their homework
She does the dishes and cooks the meals
He was born a rambler, a dreamer and a gambler
Singing take me away oh horse of steel
Mary why do you love me so?
Oh John it’s your heart of gold
But Mary all I bring you is dust and coal
Dust and coal
On Tuscarosa mountain in West Pennsylvania
There lies the graves of Mary and John
Nobody visits, the grass is overgrown there
All but forgotten yet carved in stone
Mary why do you love me so?
Oh John it’s your heart of gold
But Mary all I bring you is dust and coal
And maybe you should let me go
Maybe you should let me go
Maybe you should let me go
French singer-songwriter Sophia Djebel Rose makes shadowy, minimal psych-folk with magnetic and immediate emotional connection. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2022