{"id":464,"date":"2021-09-01T22:32:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T22:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/?page_id=464"},"modified":"2021-09-01T22:34:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T22:34:25","slug":"the-legend-of-harrison-mayes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/the-legend-of-harrison-mayes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of Harrison Mayes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HarrisonMayesSample.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>It all began a hundred years ago<br>When he painted a pig \u2018cause the good Lord told him so<br>Get right with God was what it had to say<br>This is the legend of Harrison Mayes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up Mingo holler, down in a mine<br>A broken rail car crushed him alive<br>He cried out to God, \u201cLord if I survive<br>I\u2019ll spread your Word the rest of my life\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get right with God, Jesus loves you<br>Get right with God, Jesus saves<br>Some found him odd and some a virtue<br>So goes the legend of Harrison Mayes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Filled liquor bottles with notes from the Lord<br>Float down the river and drop them overboard<br>He&#8217;d paint anything from bikes to trucks to trains<br>Built a crossed shape house only seen from a plane<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forming concrete is what he loved the most<br>A four foot heart on a nine foot post<br>Or a twelve foot cross with letters in red<br>Get right with God is what most of \u2018em said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get right with God, Jesus loves you<br>Get right with God, Jesus saves<br>Some found him odd and some a virtue<br>So goes the legend of Harrison Mayes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he made ten dollars, he\u2019d give the Lord five<br>Hire a truck \u2018cause he never learned to drive<br>Mined coal all night just to keep his family fed<br>Kept his promise to the Lord, even after his death<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He planted his crosses mainly through the south<br>In 44 states they\u2019re scattered about<br>So if you still see one standing today<br>Remember the legend of Harrison Mayes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Words and music by Jason Davis &amp; Robert Starnes<br>\u00a9 Between the Trees Music (ASCAP)\/ It Says What It Says Music (BMI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Clark &#8212; Lead Vocal<br>Phillip Powers &#8212; Guitar<br>Scott Powers &#8212; Mandolin<br>Alan Powers &#8212; Banjo<br>Rachel Schott &#8212; Fiddle<br>Bryan Turner &#8212; Bass, Harmony Vocal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-Brent-Moore-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-Brent-Moore-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-Brent-Moore-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-Brent-Moore-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-Brent-Moore-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-Brent-Moore-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Photo-by-Brent-Moore-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Brent Moore<br><a href=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/the-legend-of-harrison-mayes-liner-notes\/\">Click for liner notes and photo<\/a>s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It all began a hundred years agoWhen he painted a pig \u2018cause the good Lord told him soGet right with God was what it had to sayThis is the legend of Harrison Mayes Up Mingo holler, down in a mineA &hellip; 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