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Laila Sady Johnson Wasn't Beaten By No Train

from Malice, Mercy, Grief & Wrath by Belle Plaine

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lyrics

In the long days of the summertime
Outside a prairie town.
Near a mixed farm in Saskatchewan,
Our story is set down.
A matriarch of seven
Has a tale you can’t match.
It begins when she set out
To check on her potato patch.

T’wards an unmarked intersection
Shaded by brush and pine
Came the pride of the Dominion,
The Canadian Pacific line.
Her spuds grew on the other side,
And Laila she did stop,
But her gaze was stolen by the sight
Of a bumper berry crop.

When she saw that train a bearing down
She pinned pedal to the floor.
But that beast still caught the tailgate
Of her silver half-ton Ford.

Laila Sady Johnson wasn’t beaten by no train.
Spared of the fate of men
Whose lives that iron horse has claimed.
Though the impact was brutal
Her soul that day was saved.
Laila Sady Johnson wasn’t beaten by no train.
Laila Sady Johnson wasn’t beaten by no train.

In the farmyard stood a witness
Who knew our lady fine.
To her he vowed in earnest
In the fall of ’49.
As he watched the train advancing
Worry took hold of his heart.
For he feared today would be the day
That death would do them part.

When the cacophony of wreckage
Echoed through the countryside
Her dear husband wondered
Could Laila have survived?

CHORUS

A machine can bear no malice,
Mercy, grief or wrath.
And few can tell of how
They’ve crossed a locomotive’s path.
So when the engineer stepped out
Into the dusty air
He swore to god repentance
For an answer to his prayer.

CHORUS

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from Malice, Mercy, Grief & Wrath, released October 19, 2018
LAILA SADY JOHNSON WASN’T BEATEN BY NO TRAIN – 4:36
Melanie Hankewich, Jeremy Sauer, Steve Leidal

BELLE PLAINE VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, GUITAR
STEVE LEIDAL DRUMS, TAMBOURINE
CHRIS BYRNE BASS
IAN CAMERON PEDAL STEEL
JEREMY SAUER ORGAN, ELECTRIC PIANO
BRYCE LEWIS ELECTRIC GUITAR
MEGAN NASH BACKING VOCALS
KACY ANDERSON BACKING VOCALS
JASON PLUMB BACKING VOCALS

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Belle Plaine regina, Saskatchewan

Belle Plaine is a small town prairie kid who grew up to be a sure-shot hunter, amateur gardener, wannabe horsewoman and a singer/songwriter who blurs the lines between folk, jazz and classic country. She has released three albums, and toured widely across Canada and the US. ... more

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