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Neal Casal - "Cora Jones" - A Christmas Ballad

In the early 1990’s, Neal spent a lot of time on outdoor adventures with his close friends Eric and Libby McDonald at their house in rural Wisconsin. It was a beautiful, idyllic time that stunningly and sadly was broken by the kidnapping and murder of a 12-year old local girl, Cora Jones. The community was devastated by this awful event and Neal was particularly affected to think such horror could randomly come to this special place. He was moved to write Cora Jones as a tribute to her. CREDITS Produced, recorded and mixed by Jim Scott Drums: Don Heffington Piano: John Ginty Bass and pedal steel: Greg Leisz Vocal, guitar and lyrics: Neal Casal Additional vocal: Juliana Gondek CORA JONES The lights are down low The snow it is falling The streets are all empty We’re headed back home Everyone’s telling their old Christmas stories But I can’t help thinking about Cora Jones Cora she was as sweet as an angel She lived for 12 years on a Wisconsin farm She liked to ride horses and dream by the river But she loved Christmas the best of them all Her father spent time chopping logs in the north woods Her mother worked hard taking care of the kids They all stuck together come hell or high water These days that’s all that a family can do One day in September Cora went out bike riding She waved to her mama She waved to her brother She stopped at the curb just to tell them she loved them But nobody knew she would never come back home Now how can a man take the life of another They found Cora down by the side of the road The newspaper said that they can’t find the killer Where he ran off to nobody knows The presents are wrapped in their tiny white ribbons The big tree is glowing the dogs are asleep But this Christmas just won’t be the same without Cora And why she ain’t with us I just can’t see In her short life Cora Jones made us happy She’d light up the whole world with just one smile So this Christmas I’m thinking about Cora and her family I hope that some day they’ll find peace by and by