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My Great Uncle Jim

from Ghost of Summers Past by Jason Wilber

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My Great Uncle Jim had a fiddle
But I never did hear him play
Grandma said he used to farm a little
When he was about my age
Back before the coal mines
Bought up all the land
Great Uncle Jim went to work in the mines
When he was still a young man

So they tacked up signs on the Bruceville Mine
Sunshine and Number Five
They run them tracks so far in the ground
They thought they’d come out the other side
Now the old men cough up their insides
And scratch at missing legs
And they sit and they spit about the Sunshine Mine
And how they promised a better wage

Hell there wasn’t no town until the mines came
There ain’t much here now
A few old storefronts still remain
And a filling station east of town
My Father used to work there
Changing oil and pumping gas
Hell there wasn’t no town until the mines came
And the mining days have passed

My Great Uncle Jim had a fiddle
But I never heard him play
Grandma said he had black lung
And he showed me his wooden leg
I guess he might have been bitter
I never heard him say
Great Uncle Jim had a fiddle
But I never did hear him play

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from Ghost of Summers Past, released July 4, 2009

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Jason Wilber Bloomington, Indiana

Jason Wilber is an American singer and recording artist. He is also known as the lead guitar player for singer-songwriters like John Prine, Iris Dement, Greg Brown, and many others. Jason Wilber’s work with John Prine includes the Grammy Award winning CD Fair & Square. In addition to playing guitar on John Prine’s 2017 album For Better or Worse, Jason also served as a Co-Executive Producer. ... more

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