[Verse 1] From the town of Chaska's river bend Came a name they curse in every hall Jon Ross hides behind a soldier's shield But his courage never shows at all [Chorus] Run Jon Run You trembling rat Steel at your back Chains at your hands You raised your blade at the weakest ones Now you shake at a marching band Run Jon Run You craven cur The drums all pound your shame in time Run Jon Run From the place you stained We’ll remember every crime [Verse 2] He would prowl where the door lamps burn low Pick his prey where the laughter was thin Spit his poison Curse and choke his rage Call a woman filth Then grin [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Hear the old men spit in the dirt Hear the mothers bar the doors Hear the young ones swear on their lives Your shadow darkens these shores [fiddle cuts in Faster] We raise our cups But not to you We sing so every child will know What a hollow heart What a shaking hand Walked that road out in chains of woe [Chorus]
