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The Man Who Had My Name

from Land of Promise by Jacob Mau

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There was another man who had my name
Born in Pilot Township in 1870
Christened Heinrich Jacob by his folks from Germany
There was another man who had my name

He went up to the city to become a veterinarian
Married at age 35 and had four children
If I could talk to the man who had my name about all
The memories that disappeared with his long-gone brain...

I’d ask him, Jacob do you remember
The prairie grass when it was six feet tall
And there were no motors at all
Speeding cross this gridwork we’ve laid
Over the broad, flat land? How did it look,
How did it feel, How did it sound, How did it smell?

There was another man who had my name
He’s been laying flat for a long, long time down in his grave
Each day in high school I drove right past the place
where they tell me the man was born who had my name

An old farm shed, a lone maple tree beside
The road where the farmhouse used to be
If I could talk to the man who had my name about all
The memories that disappeared with his long-gone brain...

I’d ask him, Jacob were you there
When they laid the stone?
When they raised the barn?
When they cleared the field?
Did you drive your team of horses
Over the furrowed land? How did it look,
How did it feel, how did it sound, how did it smell?

There was another man who had my name
I suppose somehow I’ve got his blood inside my veins

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from Land of Promise, released July 4, 2013

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Jacob Mau Chicago, Illinois

Jacob Mau spins compelling stories of misfit people and misplaced landscapes oft overlooked by others, and ignored by history. As this year's winner of Chicago's longest-running open mic competition, hosted annually by Uncommon Ground, he is clearly a standout among the city's best singer-songwriters. Good things await this young musician."

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