Amy H. Sturgis's Blog, page 28
October 15, 2022
Halloween 2022: Day 15
Song: “In the Pines”
Quote:
“My husband was a hard working man,
Killed a mile and a half from here.
His head was found in a driving wheel
And his body hasn’t ever been found.”
“My girl, my girl, don’t lie to me.
Tell me, where did you sleep last night?”
“In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun don’t ever shine.
I would shiver the whole night through.”
October 14, 2022
Halloween 2022: Day 14
Song: “Witches of Harlan”
Quote:
I’ve heard the stories since I was a kid:
Witches of Harlan haunt Black Mountain Ridge.
Some say at midnight they roam the mountainside
Searching for anybody that isn’t safe inside.
No, I hear ‘em whisper in the pines,
I hear 'em calling to me
To come on outside.
October 13, 2022
Halloween 2022: Day 13
Song: “Caleb Meyer”
Quote:
I drew that glass across his neck,
Fine as any blade,
Then I felt his blood pour fast and hot
Around me where I laid.
Caleb Meyer, your ghost is gonna
Wear them rattling chains,
But when I go to sleep at night
Don’t you call my name.
October 12, 2022
Halloween 2022: Day 12
Song: “Bluestone Mountain”
Quote:
Sometimes I wonder if God watches.
And sometimes life can turn in cruel ways
‘Cause on a cold autumn day in late October
Little Jacob wandered in Scott Hollow Cave.
Now the caves of West Virginia run forever
Like a maze of black ribbon through the ground.
Cora went to search for little Jacob,
But neither Jake nor Cora would be found.
October 11, 2022
Halloween 2022: Day 11
Song: “Wind and Rain”
Quote:
So she pushed her into the river to drown.
Oh, the wind and rain!
And watched her as she floated down…
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain!
October 10, 2022
Halloween 2022: Day 10
Song: “Old Tom’s Restless Bones”
Quote:
Old Tom on the front porch smoked his cigarette,
And when he was done, another one he lit.
“Hey, now,” Old Tom said,
“You’re the reason that I’m dead.”
October 9, 2022
Halloween 2022: Day 9
Song: “Ghost of Norma Jean”
Quote:
When you see another cross
By the road where she is lost,
You’ll know that she has some company.
October 8, 2022
Halloween 2022: Day 8
Song: “Little Margaret”
Quote:
Is Little Margaret in her room
Or is she in the hall?
Little Margaret’s in her coal-black coffin
With her face turned toward the wall.
October 7, 2022
Halloween 2022: Day 7
Song: “Pretty Polly”
Quote:
Polly, Pretty Polly, your guess is about right:
I dug on your grave the biggest part of last night.
Listen to the performance of Ralph Stanley & Patty Loveless:
October 6, 2022
Halloween 2022: Day 6
Song: “The Ghost of Eli Renfro”
Quote:
Can’t you hear? Can’t you hear?
When the moon is bright and clear
From time to time,
It’s old Eli dragging chains
And moaning people’s names.
I just hope and pray he never thinks of mine.
