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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 walking on earth feel like dancing on air And she outshone the star of the County Down When she stepped out in her cranberry gown She did so well, so very well, when life had knocked her down Along the way she had to sell her beautiful gown But now she was marching through the Thrifty Saver’s door To find herself a dress like the one she once wore She searched displays and long racks, though dresses of black and brown Through stacks and stacks of shapeless sacks, she found a rumpled gown It was just her size and just the right flavor She was wearing that dress when she left the Thrifty Saver CHORUS There she goes, the prettiest girl in town Stepping out in her cranberry gown She swayed and swirled through the hustle and bustle And when she twirled the gown gave such a rustle If dresses could speak, it’d say “don’t we look fine” And she’d answer it back, “We look simply divine.” Now whenever she goes out into the world today To work or to walk about, or just to play In everyday clothes of maybe black or brown Her heart is still wearing the cranberry gown CHORUS
