The Light Near Wells' Millpond

from The Pines of My Past by Gabriel Coia

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I dreamt three times, three nights straight
Dug up a dead man's treasure with and old dull spade
They said he was odd, that old Jimmy Wells
They said he hid lots of money somewhere closer to hell

They said there were times you could see a strange light
Near Wells' Mill Pond in the middle of the night
A bright ball of fire floatin' through the pine lands
They thought it led to Jimmy's money lost beneath the white sand

But they couldn't find it - the light went out too soon

I dreamt three times, three nights in a row
I was led by the light to where the Cold Brook flows
Up on a hill where a big oak grew
Found the money in the dirt where nobody knew

Was it just a dream? Was there something to be found?
Maybe just a dream – maybe nothing in the ground

So I woke up, got a shovel and I headed for the hill
To go find a fortune, go find the secret till
And I dug and I dug and my eyes opened wide
An old rotten box but nothin' inside

Did he reclaim it? Did he take it to his grave?
Maybe Jimmy took it – maybe every last coin was saved

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from The Pines of My Past, released March 14, 2016

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