{"id":514,"date":"2021-09-01T23:35:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T23:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/?page_id=514"},"modified":"2021-09-01T23:36:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T23:36:53","slug":"just-off-the-wilderness-road","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/just-off-the-wilderness-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Off The Wilderness Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/JustOffTheSample.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>My name is William Davis<br>On the way to Kentucky<br>My wife was struck with fever<br>And soon died in her sleep<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now me and my wee children<br>Stop before the Cumberland Gap<br>We cannot travel further<br>And there ain\u2019t no turning back<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There ain\u2019t no turning back<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past days were full of promise<br>We\u2019d find life and land anew<br>But rain and rocks and sickness<br>Dashed those dreams in two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like silt after a flooding<br>Just off the Wilderness Road<br>We\u2019ll be like a deposit<br>And clear some fields to sow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clear some fields to sow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll work my ax and horses<br>Plow when the willows bloom<br>Wipe tears from my youngins<br>Or we\u2019ll be with my wife soon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be with my wife soon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Words and music by Jason Davis<br>\u00a9 Between the Trees Music (ASCAP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan Powers &#8212; Vocals, Guitars<\/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=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wildernessroad1774-painting-by-Carl-Rakeman-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wildernessroad1774-painting-by-Carl-Rakeman-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wildernessroad1774-painting-by-Carl-Rakeman-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wildernessroad1774-painting-by-Carl-Rakeman.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Painting by Carl Rakeman<br><a href=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/just-off-the-wilderness-road-liner-notes\/\">Click for liner notes and photos<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is William DavisOn the way to KentuckyMy wife was struck with feverAnd soon died in her sleep Now me and my wee childrenStop before the Cumberland GapWe cannot travel furtherAnd there ain\u2019t no turning back There ain\u2019t no &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/just-off-the-wilderness-road\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-514","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":526,"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions\/526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justoffthewildernessroad.com\/Main\/Welcome.html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}