New album Portrait of a Woman (Part 1) available now. Visit:
Filmed by Jean James and Mary James
Edited by Mary James
Cast:
Mary James
Frank James
Anita Kelley
Special Thanks to Family Thrift Store (Henderson, TN)
CRANBERRY GOWN
(music & lyrics by M. James, J. James)
Mary James – vocals, banjo, guitar
Frank James – vocals, 12-string guitar
Oli Hayhurst – upright bass
Larry Salzman – percussion
Mixed by Dominic Romano
She did so well, so very well, and did without so long
She trusted in her skill, she thought she was strong
But she grew tired of feeling so beat down
And she recalled the time she owned a cranberry gown
Maybe it was the time to buy something cheery
A dress so sublime it could make her feel less weary
Like that cranberry gown, the one she had before
Just dreaming of it made her dance across the floor
CHORUS:
Oh, what a color, to make people stare
It made