Ain't Them Bodies Saints Page #2

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sing me a song #

# About Santa Ana at the

San Anton' #

# Hey, blue Jay, can I steal

a kiss #

# Like they tried to steal a

Cannon from Gonzales? #

# Bluebird, whistle Waterloo

# will you come to the bower

I've shaded for you? #

# Hey, little blue Jay,

sing me a tune #

# Down way in Mexico,

back in June #

Excuse me, ma'am.

Ma'am?

Keep driving and stick to the

highway.

Where are we, anyway? What?

Where are we?

What state are we in?

Missouri.

Oh, Missouri?

I recognize you.

Hey, how do you turn it up?

On the side, there's a

little, uh...

Yeah, that's it.

# And lonely nights, I think

of people that I miss #

# And every day, I think of

others you might miss #

Where you planning on going?

A direction that hasn't been invented yet.

#... The sound of...

I don't know.

# I could never forget about

you #

# the good times and the bad

so, uh...

How'd you do it?

Do what... get out?

Yeah. Is this how fellas are

wearing their hair?

Well, man, I just started

walking, you know... just like I

said I would.

And just walked out?

Yep.

How's that work?

Well, you know, the guards...

they come by your cell every night...

Sort of saying, "lights out" and

rattling bars with their sticks.

And this one guard... he used to

always joke and carry on with

us.

And one night I said, "well, I"

won't be seeing you much longer.

I figure I'll be out of here in

about 10 days. "

He said, "how you gonna do it?"

I said, "I'm gonna just walk

right out the door. "

And he said they'd stop me.

And I said, "no, sir. "

I've got better things to do. "

And he said, "well, that's not

how it works. "

And I said, "well, it only works

that way 'cause you think it has to.

See, I've got a higher calling.

I've got a wife and a little

girl who needs her daddy. "

And he asked me what I know

about higher callings... says

even if I do get out, I'm gonna

have to answer to God and the

devil for the things I done.

I tell him... Shoot.

I tell him...

I tell him, "sir... "

I used to be the devil.

Now I'm just a man. "

As the days tick by...

10, 9, 8...

and on the last day...

The bars open up,

and I walk right out.

News says you jumped

off a work truck.

Yeah.

Well...

Man, have you got anything to eat?

I'm still a little bit hungry.

Well, I'll find something.

Have you seen Ruth lately?

Nope. It's been a while.

She don't live with her

mama no more.

Got a new house. A new house?

Mm-hmm. Skerritt's been

looking after her.

He got her all set up.

Guess I should tell you got a

call the other day asking about you.

Oh, yeah? What'd you tell 'em?

I told them I hadn't seen

you, which I hadn't.

Didn't think I'd be

seeing you so soon.

That's the truth.

I guess that's about... that's

about what I owe you.

Where'd this come from?

All over. Whose is it?

It's mine.

Sounds like that wood's gone soft.

Yeah, I expect you're right.

More nails just won't hold it.

The whole gutter just comes off

the house every time it rains

like this.

You know, I go out there and

nail it back up.

Next thing you know, it's back

off.

Well, you can either do that

or get more buckets.

Yeah, I could do that.

That'd be easier in the

short-term, for sure.

Then I'd have to haul that water

out every time it rains.

I don't know.

Howdy! Howdy to you.

Yeah, all this rain we've

been having reminds me of that

one march, it was.

We'd get 101/2 inches in a day.

Man.

Oh, my middle tank out there has

gone dry, and the other two...

say, can you tell me just

what town we're in, exactly?

This is meridian.

Okay. See, we passed through

Glen rose, but we didn't see a

sign... didn't know if we'd gone

too far, not far enough.

Well, that depends on where

you're headed.

We're headed here.

You, uh, plan to hunt some

deer?

Thinking about it.

Anyway, it rained so much, it

filled up them tanks, and my

wife walked up there to check

'em the next day, and there was

catfish lyin' there.

That thing filled up, and it was

spillin', and it had come out in

the spill.

Are these real? Come again?

Are these real? You bet.

How old are they?

Well, that pistol goes back

125 years. You don't say.

See that scrap of paper there

next to it?

That there is a list...

Of every poor son of a b*tch who

met his end at the barrel of it.

Sounds like a bunch of

bullshit to me.

Yeah, probably is.

Can I help you gentlemen

find something in particular?

Nah. Just looking around.

Is there any news?

No, not today. Uh...

Figured you want these back.

They're just gathering dust.

You read 'em? No, ma'am.

Why not? Everyone else has.

They're not mine to read.

Can I ask you something?

Mm, sure.

Do you mean what you said

about Bob not coming back for

you? Yeah, I did.

Well, I was thinking maybe

you all'd want to get out of

town until all this blows over.

You mean till he gets caught?

Where would we go?

Someplace safe.

Would you come?

Someone would come with you.

I think I'll just stay here.

You know, I got to work, and

Sylvie's got her birthday.

We'll be just fine.

Yeah, sure. She's gonna be 4.

Is that right? Yep.

Yeah. What's she want?

She wants a horse.

Like, a real horse?

Yep. Yeah?

Where you gonna put it?

You know what?

I know a man who... who could

sell you one for... for not a

bad price.

You do? I do.

I can't take care of no horse.

Well... No horse.

Maybe I could, uh... maybe I

could bring her something. Why?

Well, I was just doing some

cleaning, and...

I... I may have a few deals just

floating around that maybe,

uh... maybe she'd take to,

you know?

Just... A few deals, huh?

A few deals.

Dear Ruth...

I don't know how

to start this letter.

I have got a million things on

my mind, and I need

to get them out.

I know you know I am out, and I

hope you know I am coming for

you, just like I always said.

Just like I always said I was

going to do, I am coming for

you.

I wish I were standing at your

side, whispering in your ear,

but that's not so. I came across the

woods and mountains with no shoes on.

I traveled high and far,

and now I am close.

I'm so close to you, I can almost

reach out and touch your cheek.

Here you go, Don.

You boys take it easy, now.

Well... Look at you, Bob.

Break out of parson and head

straight back here.

Maybe not the smartest move.

Long as you don't turn me in.

Where's Miles?

Miles is gone.

Gone? Gladys is gone, too.

It's just me now.

Well, who's running the show?

No show to run... not anymore.

Didn't this belong to Freddy?

Doubt it.

I remember playing with this.

And all those little Indians...

have you got those Indians

someplace?

Anything of Freddy's is long gone.

Hmm. What do you want, Bob?

I was just wondering if you'd

heard anything.

About what?

About that local man who

escaped from the penitentiary.

Gene Dentler and a bunch of

his deputies come over a few

days ago for a chat.

I told them I could think of at

least six sons of b*tches who've

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