Song For A Dark Girl

Song For A Dark Girl
Way down south in Dixie
Break the heart of me
They hung my black young lover
To a crossroads tree.
Way down south in Dixie
Bruised body high in air
I asked the white Lord Jesus
What was the use of prayer?
Way down south in Dixie
Break the heart of me
Love is a naked shadow
On a gnarled and naked tree.