Raise the Banner

by Dusty The Kid

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Raise me a banner of the deepest black
And let me see it wave
Every city street and every railroad track
For the Days of Love & Rage

Raise me a banner of the people's red
Every farm and every town
For the workers lost, for the blood we bled
And never let it down

It's the same road we've all travelled
From the cradle to the grave
Let me hear the rumble and the rattle
Let the day be today

Let the murmurs run through the marketplace
To the migrant far from home
To the the young girl washing clothes
To the old man breaking stones
You never are alone

It's the same road we've all travelled
From the cradle to the grave
Let me hear the rumble and the rattle
Let the day be today

For the mothers and the daughters who've been shackled from birth
To the working class kids never told of their worth
To the innocent shot dead in the middle of the street
To the voice under the hand that's just been trying to speak
There are other ways to go
There are other roads to take
We don't have to keep on dying for the rich man's mistakes
Reach your hands out to your sisters
To your brothers and your friends
Throw some fuel upon this fire or this night will never end

It's the same road we've all travelled
From the cradle to the grave
Let me hear the rumble and the rattle
Let the day be today
Let the day be today

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released January 21, 2022
Produced by Quint Bishop and Dusty The Kid
Engineered & Mixed by Quint Bishop
Mastered by Dan Emery at Black Matter Mastering

Dusty The Kid: Vox, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin
"Bucky-Eyed" Geoff Taylor: Fiddle
Stovepipe Rides Again: Bass
Thrift Storrs Bishop: Percussion

Cover & Layout by Tyson Gerhardt

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Dusty The Kid Missoula, montana

Hailing from the mountains of Western Montana, Dusty The Kid brings politically charged folk with grim determination and idealistic hope. A multi-instrumentalist, actor, and playwright, The Kid weaves stories with the sounds of olde tyme mountain songs, rowdy pub sessions, and coal covered folk punk. ... more

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