Odetta Holmes piosenki

Lord, I just can't keep from crying sometimes Lord, I just can't keep from crying sometimes When my heart's full of sorrow and my eyes are filled with tears Lord, I just can't keep from crying sometimes My mother often told me, angels bonded your life away She...

Well, I know where I'm goin', And I know who's goin' with me. I know who I love, But the dear knows who I'll marry! I have stockings of silk, Shoes of fine green leather, Combs to buckle my hair, And a ring for every finger. Feather beds are soft, Painted ro...

Well, I've been drivin' on Bald Mountain, Well, I've been drivin' on Bald Mountain, And I've been drivin' on Bald Mountain, You know it's not my time, buddy, not my time. Looka here, buddy, where'd ja get your learnin', Looka here, buddy, where'd ja get yo...

If I had a hammer I'd hammer in the morning I'd hammer in the evening All over this land! Hammer out danger I'd hammer out a warning I'd hammer out love Between all of my brothers All over this land! If I had a bell I'd ring it in the morning And I'd ring it...

If I had a ribbon bow to bind my hair If I had a fancy sash, my love would think me fair And when he goes to Frankfurt, a-loggin' on the rise He'd bring me back with his own hands, a very pretty prize If I had a ribbon bow to bind my hair If I had a fancy sas...

If I had wings I'd fly away from all-a my troubles All-a my pain And I would fly to a place of comfort Heaven knows I need a change If I had wings, Lord give me wings Oh, I've had my share of sorrow Walked a long and lonesome road I could use a new tomorrow I...

Jack o' diamonds, Jack o' diamonds Jack o' diamonds is a hard card to find. When you play the game of life You've got trouble, you've got strife Jack o' diamonds is a hard card to find Life is like a game of cards But it's very, very hard Jack o' diamonds is...

Was a maid in a garden, Strange young man came riding by, Said, "Fair maid, will you marry me?" This then, sir, was her reply. "Oh no, kind sir, I cannot marry thee, For I've a love who sails along the sea. He's been gone for seven years, Still he will return...

John the Revelator Put him in an elevator Take him up to the highest high Take him up to the top where the mountains stop Let him tell his book of lies John the Revelator He's a smooth operator It's time we cut him down to size Take him by the hand And put hi...

Well a good ways down the railroad track There was this little old rundown shack And in it lived a man I'd never seen Folks said he was a mean and a vicious man And you better not set foot on his land I didn't think nobody could be that mean So I took me out w...

No more auction block for me No more, no more No more auction block for me Many thousands gone No more driver's lash for me No more, no more No more driver's lash for me Many thousands gone No more whip lash for me No more, no more No more pint of...

Jumpin' Judy, Jumpin' Judy Jumpin' Judy, Jumpin' Judy Jumpin' Judy, Jumpin' Judy All over this world, all over this world Well you kick and stomp and beat me Well you kick and stomp and beat me Well you kick and stomp and beat me Tha's all I know, that's all...

She was a lass of the low country and he was a lad of a high degree She loved his lordship so tenderly Sing sorrow Sing sorrow For she sleeps in the valley where the wild flowers nod Nobody knows she loved him Save herself and God One day when the sun was o'...

Rocks is my pillow, cold ground my bed Blue sky is my blanket, moonlight's my spread I'm not ashamed, ain't that news, I've been living with the blues You ever been down? You know how I feel Feel like an engine, ain't got no driving wheel I'm not ashamed, ain...

I pulled out for San Anton I never felt so good My woman said she'd meet me there And of cource I knew she would The coachman, he hit me for my hook And he asked me my name I give it to him right away Then I hung my head in shame Lo and behold ! Lo and beh...

To preach of peace and brotherhood, Oh, what might be the cost! A man he did it long ago And they hung him on a cross. Long ago, far away; These things don't happen No more, nowadays. The chains of slaves They dragged the ground With heads and hearts...

My parents raised me tenderly, I was their only son. My mind got mixed with ramblin' When I was all so young, And I left my home the first time When I was twelve and one. I'm a long time a-comin', Maw, An' I'll be a long time gone. On the western side...

Looky looky yonder Looky looky yonder Looky looky yonder Where the sun done gone. The cap'in' (captain) can't hold ‘em (him or them) Cap'in' can't hold ‘em Cap'in' can't hold ‘em The way I do. Yes Addie gotta gold mine Addie gotta gold mine Addie gotta gol...

Lowlands, lowlands away my John my old mother wrote to me my dollar and a half a day She told a me to come home from sea Lowlands, lowlands away my John Five dollars a day is white man's pay my dollar and a half a day. Dollar and a half is black man's pay. L...

Make me down a pallet on your floor Make me down Make me a pallet down, soft and low Make me a pallet on your floor Oh make me down Make me down Make me a pallet down, soft and low Make me a pallet on your floor Up the country Up the country by the cold sleet...