Red Clay Halo
Gillian Welch

[Intro]
  

[Verse 1]

Oh, the girls 

all dance with

 the boys from

 the city,
              
And they don't

              
 care to dance

      
 with me.
       
Now it ain't m

y fault that t

he fields are 

muddy,
              
And the red cl

            
ay stains my f

eet.

[Verse 2]

And it's under

 my nails and 

it's under my 

collar,
              
And it shows o

            
n my Sunday cl

othes.
         
Though I do my

 best with the

 soap and the 

water,
              
But the darned

             
 old dirt won'

  
t go.

[Chorus]
             
But when I pas

              
s through the 


pearly gate,
             
Will my gown b

          
e gold instead

?
             
Or just a red 

              
clay robe with

 
 red clay wing

s,
             
And a red clay

             
 halo for my h

ead

[Verse 3]
         
Now it's mud i

n the spring a

nd it's dust i

n the summer,
              
When it blows 

             
in a crimson t

ide.
      
Until trees an

d leaves and t

he cows are th

e colour,
              
Of the dirt on

             
 the mountain 


side.

[Chorus]
             
But when I pas

              
s through the 


pearly gate,
             
Will my gown b

          
e gold instead

?
             
Or just a red 

              
clay robe with

 
 red clay wing

s,
             
And a red clay

             
 halo for my h

ead

[Solo]

[Verse 4]
    
Now Jordan's b

anks they're r

ed and muddy,
              
And the rollin

           
g water is wid

e.
      
But I got no b

oat, so I'll b

e good and mud

dy,
              
When I get to 

         
the other side

.

[Chorus]
             
But when I pas

              
s through the 


pearly gate,
             
Will my gown b

          
e gold instead

?
             
Or just a red 

              
clay robe with

 
 red clay wing

s,
             
And a red clay

             
 halo for my h

ead

             
i'll take the 

              
red clay robe 

 
with red clay 

wings,
             
And a red clay

             
 halo for my h

ead