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Hey Mama Ya

from American Shanty by Scythian

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Hey Mama Ya (A. Fedoryka)

Hey mama ya mama hey mama yo
Save me from hell 'fore the rooster's crow
Hey mama do mama hey mama dee
Just a dead man's letter from the potter's field

Hey mama ya mama yo mama don't
Lose me like you found me under yonder stone
Stay with me a while longer til the new moon
Free me from the curse of a creole tomb

Hey mama ya mama yo mama sing
Take me to the place where the church bells ring
Let me float on a boat through the bayou
Where I once was a boy before I had to choose

Hey mama ya mama yo mama stop
Don't let me get caught on the gravedigger's watch
Lead me through this limbo to the promised land
Release me from the grip of the evil hand

Hey mama ya mama yo mama light
A lantern that will save me from this endless night
I've wandered in the company of other lost souls
Looking for a door that was never closed

Hey mama ya mama yo mama row
Take me in your ferry to the other shore
The debt's been exacted, I've paid for my sins
I'm ready for the preacher's promise to begin

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from American Shanty, released June 7, 2011
Alexander Fedoryka - Vocals, Fiddle
Danylo Fedoryka - Vocals, Accordion
Michael Ounallah - Vocals, Drums, Percussion
Josef Crosby - Vocals, Bass
Greg Hollowell - Saxophone
Derrick Johnson - Trombone
Ben Hovey - Trumpet

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Scythian Washington D.C., D.C.

Named after Ukrainian nomads, Scythian is "what happens when rock star charisma meets Celtic dervish fiddling," says Nashville's Music City Roots. iHeartRadio's Arroe Collins praises new album Jump at the Sun for "reinvent[ing] folk rock in America." Scythian merges thunderous energy, technical prowess, and storytelling songwriting, beckoning crowds into a barn-dance, rock concert experience. ... more

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