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John Bear, John Bows

from A Flash Of Brilliance by Lord Baldwin

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John Bear, John Bows

He was born of good parents, raised in loving hands.
He never sought to do evil or take the life of another man.
Even when a mob burned down his home and took all his family had,
John stood behind the wisdom and strength of his humble dad.
John Bear, John Bows.

John never wished to run from what the just arm of the law said,
but in a dream he was warned that there was danger just ahead.
So he packed what he could carry and he lit out in the dark,
leaving all his life behind him with a bounty unjustly marked.
It was early in the morning, they came to take him in.
the crime would be for something that he never really did.
With shotguns they busted down the doors to take him dead or alive
but though they moved in quickly, nobody could ever find
John Bear, John Bows.

Many men tried to bring him in for a profit or a name,
but john was quick and fox-like leaving them all on a wild chase.
Just when the thought they had him penned up just beyond the bend,
John would cover his tracks, leaving them again down some dead end.
From the ridges of Kentucky to the hills of Tennessee,
all through this endless hunting, nobody could ever reach
John Bear, John Bows.

A story came from Wyoming where winter had set in.
A plot was schemed by four bad and desperate men.
While one challenged John in the streets three hid behind some doors
but after shots rang out and the smoke cleared, all but John lay dead on the floor.
Some thought he died thereafter from the damage the bad had done
still others thought they seen him on his way to Oregon.
John Bear, John Bows.

Now many say old John is dead but most, well just don’t know.
Some seen him in Alaska, others swear he’s in New Mexico.
One thing they all agree on, that he was a goodly man,
only out to keep himself alive in a country with other plans.
Some people knew him as John Bear, others as John Bows,
fact is, his name and whereabouts, most folks will never know.
John Bear, John Bows.

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from A Flash Of Brilliance, released December 25, 2015

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Lord Baldwin Olympia, Washington

Lord Baldwin has created 44 ALBUMS
between 1991 and 2001

Between 2011 and 2023, created, 23 ALBUMS

Published a 4-book series called, “Stepping Between The Ants”

A 4-book series called, “From The Lost Letters Sent” chronicling the first 44 albums' songs created between 1968 to 2001

As playwright, wrote a musical play (book) called;
““RESILIENT the Musical” A Web-Based Episodic Play & Story” ... more

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