Providence Spring

Mee Maw told me

when I was little

a tale 'bout a war

that we call civil

my Great-great-

great-great-Grandfather

Fought for Uncle Sam

in that damn slaughter

He served the country

he loved to the fullest

and the battlefield filled

with blood and bullets

the bodies dropped

like leaves in Autumn

but he fought and fought

til the Confederates caught'im

they brought'im on down

to Andersonville

he musta felt like he fell

and landed in hell

while surrounded by walls

that were built by slaves

thousands were killed

and filled the graves

they got ill with the plague

or shot by the guards

times got real hard

and a lot of them starved

the water dried up

when summertime came

and my Grandfather cried

"All I Want is some RAIN!"

he dropped like a tear

to his knees with a prayer

but before he finished

he could see in the air-

a thunderstorm forming

up above the prison

his prayer was rewarded-

for the Lord had listened

A lightning bolt struck

a spot nearby

and a geyser erupted

and shot to the sky

the prisoners jumped up

and danced and sang

they named that spot 

the Providence Spring

For the Lord gave them water

to drink and to bathe

and my Great-great-great-great grandfather

was thankfully saved.