From the recording O Love
Lyrics
1. Old Screen Door
There was blood on the handrail and some on the floor
This house was my home, but it ain’t no more
Came back for a visit just to see his face
But the room started spinnin’, and I lost my place
You try to hold it in, but it all spilled out
Yeah, it started with a whisper, but it ended with a shout
Daddy caught some lightnin’ bugs in a jar
We let 'em all go while he was lookin’ at the stars
A whiskey ghost rode that Milky Way
Yeah, I remember that night like it was yesterday
chorus
The snakes were hissin’ in the hedges
The rats whispered 'neath the floor
And the moon was just watchin’
Through the old screen door
Well, he caught us in the kitchen, me and little Joleen
We held him off for a while, but he was just too mean
A thousand stars hung in that woeful sky
And listened helplessly to a thousand woeful cries
chorus
Well, this Louisville slugger, it’s got tape on the grip
Blood poolin’ up, drip, drip, drip
Lightnin’ bugs floatin’ through a haze of gasoline
Now I lay me down to sleep, set my soul free
chorus
The fire hisses through the hedges
The flames whisper 'neath the floor
And the moon glows crimson
Through the old screen door
Ernest Troost, vocals, guitars, bass
Ralph Humphrey, drums