I agree that you all have some great explanations for this song. What I hear when I listen to it gives me the picture of something out of Poltergeist II.
A timeless entity from somewhere during the gold rush and this entity is saying "I will get you sometime," with the vague statement "I'll meet you further on up the road" collecting on people's misdeeds.
The description of his attire (dead man's suit, smiling skull ring, lucky graveyard boots) sounds sinister. The line "one sunny morning, we will rise I know" brings the idea of him forecasting when its all catching up home.
I agree that you all have some great explanations for this song. What I hear when I listen to it gives me the picture of something out of Poltergeist II.
A timeless entity from somewhere during the gold rush and this entity is saying "I will get you sometime," with the vague statement "I'll meet you further on up the road" collecting on people's misdeeds.
The description of his attire (dead man's suit, smiling skull ring, lucky graveyard boots) sounds sinister. The line "one sunny morning, we will rise I know" brings the idea of him forecasting when its all catching up home.