The Momma 'n' Daddy Collection 24

It's M 'n' D time again, and it's time again for the Man with the Voice, George Jones, nonpareil. There's a good story about George here. Today he's singing 'Old Brush Arbors' for you:

(Background chorus: Old brush arbors by the side of the road)

I remember them so clearly,
Mom and Dad loved them so dearly,
Old brush arbors by the side of the road.
There I learned about salvation
From the Book of Revelations
In an arbor by the side of the road.

Old brush arbors by the side of the road,
Where a sinner could lay down his heavy load.
It was in those old brush arbors
Troubled souls found peaceful harbours.
Brush arbors by the side of the road.

Many times I have departed
From the way of life I started
In an arbor by the side of the road.
But each time the devil's caught me,
I've remembered what they taught me,
In brush arbors by the side of the road.

Old brush arbors by the side of the road,
Where the mighty light of God's great mercy glowed.
There was praying, shoutin', singing,
Till the countryside was ringing.
Brush arbors by the side of the road.

Old brush arbors by the side of the road.

You can't beat a line like 'Where the mighty light of God's great mercy glowed'. But what I'd like to know, readers, is: have you ever departed from the way of life you started in an arbor by the side of the road? Your secrets are totally safe with me.

[The Momma 'n' Daddy Archive, containing all the details of the series, is here.]