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Three Horses

from Visitors by Howard Simon

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A new song (2016) and like “Albion,” an attempt to tell a story allegorically and thus to bring the album full circle. We all know that Robert Johnson met the devil at the crossroads and sold his soul in exchange for mastering the Delta blues guitar. But what if some small act of grace could have saved Robert from the Devil’s clutches? And what if that same act of grace might save each of us from those who would judge us, both in this life and the next? In the end, if there is no lovingkindness, there is only death . . .

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Three Horses

On the road to Eastern Caledonia
On the way to God-Only-Knows-Why
Robert Johnson got sick with pneumonia
And he made himself ready to die

He looked at the desert around him
He looked at the westering light
As he felt the last darkness surround him
Three horses appeared in his sight

The first wore a saddle of leather
The second a bridle of gold
The third horse wore nothing but weather
And they all seemed a thousand years old

The first horse to Robert spoke slowly:
“Climb up on this saddle, come nigh
You are made of that which is holy
Return to your father on high”

The second to Robert spoke quickly:
“Take hold of this bridle and ride
For your soul is corrupted and sickly
And your fate is not yours to decide”

The third horse knelt gently beside him
And nudged Robert onto his back
And with Robert a shadow bestride him
They made off like the wind through a crack

Now, someone might call you a sinner
Another might call you a king
But a third one might call you to dinner
Though he knows you’ve got nothing to bring

Yes, a third one might call you to dinner
Though he knows you’ve got nothing to bring

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from Visitors, released June 27, 2016

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Howard Simon San Francisco, California

I am a San Francisco-based singer-songwriter. My songs are about love (romantic and otherwise), family, morality and mortality. If there is a common thread to my songs, it is the people we love, the desire to do right, and the hope and fear, the peace and the struggle that constitute life bring wonder in addition to its joy and sadness, and sometimes loss. ... more

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