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Wheat King of Oologah

from The Verdigris by Beau Jennings

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I settled here in my thirty first year
A Cherokee civil war soldier
And a son of the trail of tears
Me and Mary built this house between the Caney and Verdigris
Fattened our cattle on bluestem grass
And then we sold ‘em up in St. Louis
Well first to come was the Missouri Pacific track
Then boomers lined up on the border
A gun was fired and that was that
Then Mary gave birth just one more time I called him Will he called me Pa
And as he grew up I sold most of my herd
Became the Wheat King Of Oologah

I framed the windows to the house that you came up in
You looked outside them at a state just being born
I hung the doors through which someday you’ll go east
But you’ll just come back through the west like a springtime thunderstorm
Come back through the west like a springtime thunderstorm

I couldn’t keep him in school or keep a rope outta his hands
And I couldn’t keep the Cherokee Nation
From progress you understand
But as I worked to line us up with the white man’s decisions
He left to find his fortune at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition
Well here I am in New York City where I’ve come to see his show
Where I’ve come to try and understand
A world I just don’t know
They all line up to shake his hand and I do too after what I saw
We just stood there grinnin’
I called him Will and he called me Pa

I never knew just what to make of him
And my pop never knew just what to make of me
You remember all you’re trying and you watch it play out again
They wanna be like you but they hide it by trying to be free

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from The Verdigris, released January 27, 2015

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Beau Jennings Norman, Oklahoma

After years in Brooklyn fronting americana rock band Cheyenne, singer and songwriter Beau Jennings was in search of a new backing band upon returning to his home in Oklahoma. The Tigers – based out of Norman and a wrecking crew of some of the best musicians in the state – were already known as the go-to backing band for songwriters from the area and were a perfect match for Jennings’ new songs. ... more

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