Hollis Brown   He lived on the outside of town   Hollis Brown   He lived on the outside of town   With his wife and five children   And his cabin fallin' down      You looked for work and money   And you walked a rugged mile   You looked for work and money   And you walked a rugged mile   Your children are so hungry   That they don't know how to smile      Your baby's eyes look crazy   They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve   Your baby's eyes look crazy   They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve   You walk the floor and wonder why   With every breath you breathe      The rats have got your flour   Bad blood it got your mare   The rats have got your flour   Bad blood it got your mare   If there's anyone that knows   Is there anyone that cares?      You prayed to the Lord above   Oh please send you a friend   You prayed to the Lord above   Oh please send you a friend   Your empty pockets tell yuh   That you ain't a-got no friend      Your babies are crying louder   It's pounding on your brain   Your babies are crying louder   It's pounding on your brain   Your wife's screams are stabbin' you   Like the dirty drivin' rain      Your grass it is turning black   There's no water in your well   Your grass is turning black   There's no water in your well   You spent your last lone dollar   On seven shotgun shells      Way out in the wilderness   A cold coyote calls   Way out in the wilderness   A cold coyote calls   Your eyes fix on the shotgun   That's hangin' on the wall      Your brain is a-bleedin'   And your legs can't seem to stand   Your brain is a-bleedin'   And your legs can't seem to stand   Your eyes fix on the shotgun   That you're holdin' in your hand      There's seven breezes a-blowin'   All around the cabin door   There's seven breezes a-blowin'   All around the cabin door   Seven shots ring out   Like the ocean's pounding roar      There's seven people dead   On a South Dakota farm   There's seven people dead   On a South Dakota farm   Somewhere in the distance   There's seven new people born