[Modern atmospheric Americana — flowing 6/8, minor key, easy melodic feel, eerie but beautiful] Verse 1 I heard a tale when I was young Or dreamed it long ago A place deep within Hog Mountain That only old folks know Verse 2 They built old Fort Daniel there Along the boundary line But something older stayed behind Beyond the Georgia pine Bridge Cherokee legend? Cherokee fact? Fort Daniel’s boundary line Where something crossed and never came back Chorus Deep in Hog Mountain Where the old road disappears There’s a place nobody talks about But everybody seems to fear Verse 3 They say beneath an ancient oak Where three old pathways meet A Cherokee lies sleeping there Where roots have draped his feet Verse 4 If you’re ever there near midnight And hear the ravens crow Beware the long-lost spirit In a strange green misty glow Chorus Deep in Hog Mountain Where the old road disappears There’s a place nobody talks about But everybody seems to fear Final Verse Some say he guarded sacred ground Some say he lost his way Some say Fort Daniel crossed his path And he never left that day Final Chorus Deep in Hog Mountain Where the old road disappears There’s a place nobody talks about But everybody seems to fear Outro Deep in Hog Mountain That only old folks know
