Black River Killer

Black River Killer is an EP by American band Blitzen Trapper, released on August 25, 2009. It features previously released track "Black River Killer" from their 2008 album, Furr, as well as 6 songs previously unreleased.

[Verse 1] It was just a little while past the sunset strip They found the girl's body in an open pit Her mouth was sewn shut, but her eyes were still wide Gazin' through the fog to the other side They booked me on a whim and threw me deep in jail With no bail, sitting silent on a rusty pail Just gazin' at the marks on the opposite wall Rememberin' the music of my lover's call, yeah So you make no mistake I know just what it takes To pull a man's soul back from heaven's gates I've been wanderin' in the dark about as long as sin But they say it's never too late to start again [Chorus] Oh when, oh when Will the spirit come a callin' for my soul to sin Oh when, oh when Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again [Verse 2] It was dark as the grave, it was just about three When the warden with his key came to set me free They gave me five dollars and a secondhand suit A pistol and a hat and a worn out flute So I took the bus down to the Rio Grande And I shot a man down on the edge of town Then I stole me a horse and I rode it around Till the sheriff pulled me in and sat me down He said, "you make no mistake I know just what it takes To pull a man's soul back from heaven's gates I've been wanderin' in the dark about as long as sin But they say it's never too late to start again" [Chorus] Oh when, oh when Will the spirit come a callin' for my soul to sin Oh when, oh when Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again [Verse 3] Well the sheriff let me go with a knife and a song So I took the first train up to Oregon And I killed the first man that I came upon 'Cause the devil works quickly, no it don't take long Then I went to the river for to take a swim You know that black river water it's as black as sin And I washed myself clean as a newborn babe Then I picked up a rock for to sharpen my blade [Chorus] Oh when, oh when Will the spirit come a callin' for my soul to sin Oh when, oh when Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again Oh when, oh when Will that black river water wash me clean again Oh when, oh when Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again