The artist / creator for the "Joy Train" video is Julie Best. She lives in my neck of the woods, in the North Ga Mountains, and we share a love of nature and the magical universe. I have loved the characters she creates for a long time. She has a series of works called Floating Animal Paintings, that are very powerful to me because they combine whimsy, wisdom, and vulnerability in a very striking way. I envisioned her characters taking us on the "Joy Train" journey.
The song is about faith, compassion and joy in the face of struggle, and I knew her drawings would provide that. Julie said, ‘Do you wanna be a mama bear of wolf?” I said “a mama bear”, and that’s how it began. The song starts with me and my baby bear in the back seat, we are travelers. We ultimately pickup the myriad of beings that we come across, and journey on to what I think of as redemption and healing, all under the watchful gaze of Martin Luther King Jr, Medgar Evers, and some heavenly hounds and horses. I asked Julie to add a banjo player because Allison Brown’s banjo is key to the song, and I think a cricket is the perfect character for Allison.
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Song Credits
Amy Ray-Vocal and Electric Guitar
Jeff Fielder-Electric Guitar
Matt Smith-Acoustic Dobro
Daniel Walker-Hammond B3 and Wurlitzer
Adrian Carter-Fiddle
Kerry Brooks-Electric Bass
Jim Brock-Drums
Alison Brown-Banjo
Hannah West, Mary Bragg, Becky Warren-Backing Vocals
Jeff Fielder, Adrian Carter, Daniel Walker-Additional Backing Vocals
Recorded and Mixed to analog tape by Bobby Tis
Produced by Brian Speiser
Digital Mastering by Adam Ayan
Joy Train
Stuck behind a chicken truck, my baby sleeping in the back
Driving out the demons as the feathers blow on past
Burning up the sky, two crackers in the summertime
Dwelling on the cage while life flies by
“Roll Jordan roll, roll Jordan roll, roll Jordan roll!”
Action Jackson all the way to that Mississippi town
Where Medgar Evers haunts me, I swear he follows me around
Saw him riding with Christ’s Calvary and the horses and the hounds
Singing “Joy is thy victory!” at the revival picnic ground
“Death where is thy sting to be found!”
“Sixteen miles to that Memphis jail,” the sheriff tells me with a smile
He said, “I made a hundred trips, it’s quiet, I’m bored right now.”
Miss Drew got down, dancing with James Brown
She said, “In ‘63, I was a society queen.”
They say, “Everything is fine,” two crackers giving me the low down
But if it’s trouble they want, it’s trouble they will find
“Roll Jordan roll, roll Jordan roll…Papa’s got a brand new bag…”
Action Jackson all the way to that Tennessee town
Where Martin Luther haunts me, I swear he follows me around
Singing, “Death where is thy sting to be found!”
Dream little child, dream until you can’t
Caped crusaders and hapless chance
Don’t get caught squandering the good times
Dwelling on the cage while life flies by
“Roll Jordan roll, roll Jordan roll, roll Jordan roll!”
Action Jackson all the way to that Mississippi town
Where Medgar Evers haunts me, I swear he follows me around
Riding with Christ’s Calvary and the horses and the hounds
Singing “Joy is thy victory!” at the revival picnic ground
“Death where is thy sting to be found!”
I open my window, Spring is on the bloom
I’m burying the bones, I’m coming home, make me some room
I’m jumping on that Joy Train, y’all make me some room
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