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Ghosts of Shepherdstown

by Ron Brunk

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MARY ALICE & HER DANDELION WINE Copyright 2022 Ron Brunk Publishing Folding sweaters, where’s it going to get her? In a small town five and dime Toying with a retail state of mind She smiles wide, she knows the truth inside Far beyond the bargain bin She’s a dandelion dancing on the wind Feeling fine……….. Mary Alice and her dandelion wine She’s feeling fine….. Mary Alice and her dandelion wine A broken wing does not mean a thing To sheer determination It’s a temporary situation Take control with the sky as black as coal When the bad things make you sad The ground is just a launching pad CHORUS The mountain air moves like fingers through her hair In the Appalachian sunlight She sees the future burning bright CHORUS
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BLOOD RED MOON © Ron Brunk Publishing Somewhere beyond The great billowing foam Came the sound of a mournful tune The captain was ready And the men held steady Over the waves, under the blood red moon The stars were flashing Their beautiful eyes Like a bride who loves her true groom But there’s never no rest For the brave and the best Over the waves, under the blood red moon Fair maidens back home Pined a fanciful dream Homeward their boys would come soon While the pure and the chaste In the battle laid waste Over the waves, under the blood red moon The angels came down And silenced the sea With measures of mercy and doom The green hills are callin’ The mighty who’ve fallen Over the waves, under the blood red moon Over the waves, under the blood red moon
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GHOSTS OF SHEPHERDSTOWN © Ron Brunk Publishing The sun comes up on a sleepy little town To kiss the bodies scattered on the ground Nine miles from everywhere, they said But never enough room for all the dying and the dead From nearby Antietam the wounded came Officers and privates just the same Wagon loads of suffering and pain But every dying soldier had a story and a name Oooooooohhhhh…Shepherdstown….. Oooooooohhhhh…Shepherdstown….. Oooooooooohhhhhhhhh…..the ghosts…..of Shepherdstown The regiments were lined up on the banks Haunted by the ghosts within their ranks Fear was lurking in the marketplace They could feel it like a demon crawling on their face Pendleton and Porter took the stage At Boteler’s Ford a vicious battle raged The Potomac River running crimson red With the blood of young boys, the wounded and the dead CHORUS The artillery poured down a thunderstorm On the sharpshooters hidden among the thorns Many men were torn off at the knees To see the elephant come roaring like a devil through the trees The Opequon overflowed with Union blue Bodies bobbing thick like a human stew Good and evil dance on one thin dime Floating all along the Mason-Dixon line CHORUS Late at night you can hear the phantom cry A haunting broken-hearted lullaby Their blood was spilled here on this holy ground And their spirits still wander the streets of Shepherdstown CHORUS
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SHOULD BE SLEEPING © Ron Brunk Publishing I should be sleeping But something’s creeping through my brain I could be dreaming Of sunlight streaming through the rain On a summer day When the children play And laughter fills the air And the birds are singing everywhere La la la la la la la…. I should be sleeping But something’s keeping me awake Words we’ve spoken Found my broken lucky break And I raise a toast To the lonely ghost Who’s living inside my head Punctuating every word we said La la la la la la la……la la la la la la la….. And I miss you more Than I did before And feel like a bloody fool I held you close As you gave the ghost And I watched you fade away I should be sleeping But something’s creeping through my brain I could be dreaming Of sunlight streaming through the rain On a lovely day When the children play And laughter fills the air And the birds are singing everywhere With Armageddon in my hair Armageddon’s tangled in my hair La la la la la la la…….la la la la la la la……
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Fading Day 02:45
FADING DAY © Ron Brunk Publishing Did you think I would not remember you? Did you think I would not remember to Ask you to stay? Did you have in your mind the thought of retreat? Did you think you could just hand me defeat And ride….ride into the fading day? They say that in the end, it’s gonna end But I believe that broken hearts will mend And something in your eyes Tells me I can call you my friend Life is so strange, you live till you die There was a time that I thought that I Would always, always want to be alone But when I look in your eyes I see a sunny day When I look in your eyes I just want to stay With you….because your heart is my home CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS
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LOVE IS MY SAVIOR © Ron Brunk Publishing There are ghostlike lovers who wander the darkness Scars on their souls that no other can see Throwing themselves at the feet of the heartless for me There are grandiose fools who boast in their folly Peering into the depths of the sea Bearing their burdens now so melancholy for me All my riches by and by Will not save me when I die Love is my savior tonight All my riches by and by Cannot save me when I die Love is my savior tonight I carried my chains searching for freedom Dreaming of all the great things I could be Swinging my hammer and building my kingdom for me The wind and the rain so quickly descended My castle and kingdom were swept out to sea Nothing remained when the long night had ended for me All my riches by and by Will not save me when I die Love is my savior tonight All my riches by and by Cannot save me when I die Love is my savior tonight
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JIMMIE & JACKIE © Ron Brunk Publishing Kicking rocks down an old dirt road The sun beat down like a heavy load A truck roared by, Jimmie stuck out his thumb Truck slowed down, Jimmie started to run He jumped in the back with his old six string Gave it a strum and began to sing About Jimmie….and Jackie….……..searching for love Jimmie and Jackie……...Jimmie and Jackie…. Jimmie and Jackie….…mmmmmmm...searching for love On the other side of the world somewhere The moon was full and the trees were bare Jackie stood on the water’s edge Praying hard for some daily bread Her lonely heart felt the sting She lifted her head and began to sing About Jimmie….and Jackie...……...searching for love Jimmie and Jackie...…...Jimmie and Jackie…. Jimmie and Jackie….…mmmmmmm…………..searching for love Jimmie and Jackie...…...Jimmie and Jackie…. Jimmie and Jackie….…mmmmmmm…………..searching for love The stars fell to earth, lightning split the sky Two lovers found each other and held on tight In the cold midnight The world is changing, the past is gone Time for all cosmic vagabonds To find love………… Jimmie and Jackie...…...Jimmie and Jackie…. Jimmie and Jackie….…mmmmmmm...searching for love Jimmie and Jackie...…...Jimmie and Jackie…. Jimmie and Jackie….…mmmmmmm...searching for love……………………..
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Mountain 02:49
MOUNTAIN © Ron Brunk Publishing Up on the mountain wild creatures roam Tooth and nail and blood to the bone We howled like wolves and ruled like kings Till the mountain……made a fool of me Up on the mountain I could see it all The nations rise and the kingdoms fall Young and strong like a Hercules Till the mountain…..made a fool of me Till the mountain……made a fool of me INTERLUDE Riding the rails on a magic train Under the spell of the Gravy Brain So very certain of my certainty Till the mountain…..made a fool of me Till the mountain……made a fool of me Till the mountain…..made a fool of me INTERLUDE Up on the mountain wild creatures roam Tooth and nail and blood to the bone We howled like wolves and we ruled like kings Till the mountain……made a fool of me Till the mountain…..made a fool of me Till the mountain
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I’LL BE WAITING Copyright 1999, 2021 Ron Brunk Publishing The world is changing but you’ll always be mine I live for this moment, my treasure divine Passion and purpose will merge into one Fanning the flames and burning the sun Somewhere across the blue I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you Somewhere across the blue I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you One green eye, one eye blue That’s what I see when I look inside of you Fields of happiness on turbulent seas I will love you forever if you’ll let me, please Somewhere across the blue I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you Somewhere across the blue I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you The spirits are haunting The things that I’m wanting Tiny slivers of darkness Hiding in your light………. Somewhere across the blue I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you Somewhere across the blue I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you Somewhere across the blue I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you
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HELLO, LADY MINE © Ron Brunk Publishing Hello, lady mine I’m afraid that it’s time I must say goodbye to you We shared so much good And I knew that we would But my time here is through Will you remember me? And think tenderly Of what we had? Please don’t feel bad It’s time to die Will you pray for me?......goodbye Hello, sky and rain Though you will remain I must leave you now Never to see or feel again The morning dew or summer wind Softly upon my brow CHORUS 1 Hello, mother earth Sweet place of my birth You know I must depart I’ll love you always though I’m sure that you know With all of my heart, with all my heart CHORUS 1 Somewhere beyond the blue I promise to wait for you So please don’t be sad Think of what we’ll have My time is through But I will wait for you
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LOVING YOU, BABY Copyright Ron Brunk Publishing They say the good old days are gone Well, I believe they're wrong Because you and I still have a lot of things to do Let it rain, let it shine Either way I don't mind I'm gonna live my life loving you There's an open road stretching out ahead And I'm not gonna have one single regret I'm gonna live my life loving you Yes, I'm gonna live my life loving you Throw your cares to the wind Don't ever look back again Because it's time to make our dreams come true Breathe it in, breathe it out That's what it's all about I'm gonna spend my life loving you There's an open road stretching out ahead And I'm not gonna have one single regret I'm gonna live my life loving you Yes, I'm gonna live my life loving you And when we come to the end of the day I just want to be able to say That I lived every moment loving you
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THIS LOVE OF MINE Copyright Ron Brunk Publishing When the lights go down in the evening time When the sun and the moon trade places to shine They could part the sea or turn back time But that wouldn’t change this love of mine When this old world turns upside down And your mind is dizzy and spinning around Just plant your feet on the solid ground Firmly on this love of mine This love of mine will never change It’s tried and true and will remain Even if all the world goes off chasing rainbows This love of mine will still remain When the storms of life are taking their toll And you’re feeling lonely and out of control Don’t be afraid cuz I’ll be there for you This love of mine will still be true CHORUS

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Late at night you can hear the phantoms cry
A lonely, broken-hearted lullaby
Their blood was spilled on holy ground
And their spirits still wander the streets of Shepherdstown

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released November 30, 2022

Written & Produced by Ron Brunk
Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by Mike Schrimpf

Ron Brunk: vocals, guitar, piano
Mike Schrimpf: keyboards, bass, percussion
Jordan Larsen: guitars, violin, mandolin
Netha Schrimpf: backing vocals
Gordon Mote: piano, keys
Mike Baker: guitars
Scott Williamson: drums
James Mitchell: guitars
Joel Key: guitars
Jacob Lowery: bass

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Ron Brunk Nashville, Tennessee

Ron moved to Nashville in 2002 with only 10 dollars in his pocket,
and within a year he nearly doubled his money.

Ron partnered with guitar virtuoso Paul Allen. They performed
together 5 years.

Ron married and divorced the same woman 3 times.

Ron was once beaten senseless by a gang of 30 rednecks up a hollow in
Beaver, WV.

Ron nearly died 3 times from massive intestinal bleeds.
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