“Cate's Reply”
Tribute to George Jones' "Open Pit Mine" • Sung by Country Cate
A tribute from one generation to another — a reply to "Open Pit Mine" by the Late Great George "Possum" Jones. 🎧 Listen to Country Cate’s debut EP: ☕ Love what you hear? Help keep the music flowing: Subscribe for more classic-inspired country love songs that speak to the heart. Lyrics: In Clifton, Arizona, I was born long ago To a A woman named Rosey and her lover John Doe Then a man they called "possum", from that open pit mine Took my momma out to dinner, dancin' and wine Now momma loved possum, and he loved her too And I thought they'd last forever there's nothin' he wouldn't do Their late night romancin', that was somethin divine But she needed more than could be offered from that open pit mine A couple month's later they were strollin uptown They passed by the jewler, laid his minin' money down He put the ring on her finger, And her eyes sure did shine Thought he'd found his new bride in Clifton, down from the mine Momma couldn't be trusted, as he would soon learn He was playin with a hidden fire, about to get burned When he was in Morenci, workin' hard in that mine She was with her secret lover, havin' her own good time One night possum came to clifton for a surprise Saw momma with her new lover, and a couple of other guys It was right there when he shot'em while they were embraced Shot her lover in the stomach, shot momma in the face I took a look at my future, and it sure did look bleak The orphanage in Pheonix was a-waitin' for me And on the sun's next risin' I woke up and cried They found that man a sleepin' by my momma's side Lyrics written by Donovan Jury. Music and voice created with artificial intelligence tools. Hashtags: #WhosGonnaFillTheirShoes