Land And Sky Lyrics & Chords By Hellbillies

Well, they called me Crazy Ollie, I was born a mountain man
I sailed the sea from Norway, far to plow the prairie land
The sun was hot and the sky was big, and the soil, it sure smelled fine
So I state my claim and I hitched my team, and I called the prairie mine

Yeah, the sky was big and the land was big, and flat as flat could be
I felt that I was lost somewhere on a dried out silent sea
I lost my sleep, and my wag would thread, and she'd said: "Well I declare."
What a silly fool to be looking for a mountain that ain't there

Oh, land and sky
Oh, land and sky
But never a place for a mountainman to rest his mind and eye

She said I was a sinful man, and she made it pretty clear
If the good Lord so intended, he would make a mountain here
Well, he hasn't yet I told her, and I guess he never will
But if he won't make a mountain, then by God, I make a hill

Oh, land and sky
Oh, land and sky
But never a place for a mountainman to rest his mind and eye

So, I grabbed my big nice shovel, and I piled the sun all high
And pretty soon the mighty man was reaching for the sky
Well, they called me Crazy Ollie, and I said that may be true
But the man who climbs the highest peak will get the better view

Oh, land and sky
Oh, land and sky
But never a place for a mountainman to rest his mind and eye

So, now you know my story of Crazy Ollies' mount
A man who had an urge to lift his eyes up from the ground
If you ask me what I've got, for all my sweat and pain
I built the only mountain on the North-Dakota plains

Oh, land and sky
Oh, land and sky
But never a place for a mountainman to rest his mind and eye

Oh, land and sky
Oh, land and sky
But never a place for a mountainman to rest his mind and eye