Odetta Holmes

There ain't no grave Can hold my body down There ain't no grave Can hold my body down When I hear that trumpet sound I'm gonna rise right out of the ground Ain't no grave Can hold my body down Well, look way down the river What do you think I see I...

I'm Alabama bound I'm Alabama bound And if the train don't stop and turn around I'm Alabama bound Oh, don't you leave me here Oh, don't you leave me here But if you must go anyhow Just leave a dime for beer Oh don't you be like me Oh don't you be like me Drink...

Alberta, let yo' hair hang low, Alberta, let yo' hair hand low, I'll give you mo' gold than yo' apron will hold, Ef you'll jes' let yo' hair hang low. Alberta, what's on yo' mind? Alberta, what's on yo' mind? You keep me worried, you keep me bothered, all the...

Hush little baby, don't you cry, You know your mother was born to die All my trials, Lord, soon be over Too late my brothers, too late But never mind All my trials, Lord soon be over The river of Jordan is chilly and cold It chills the body but it warms the s...

Hush-a-bye, Don't you cry, Go to sleepy, little baby. When you wake You shall have All the pretty little horses. Blacks and bays, Dapples and grays, All the pretty little horses. Way down yonder In the meadow Lies my poor little babe. Bees and butterflies A-p...

Another man done gone, Another man done gone, Another man done gone from the county farm, Another man done gone. I didn't know his name, I didn't know his name, I didn't know his name, didn't know his name, Didn't know his name. He had a long chain on, He ha...

Well I don't want no bald headed woman Gonna make me mean, yes, love, it make me mean I don't want no bald headed woman Gonna make me mean, yes, love, it make me mean Well I don't want no sugar in my coffee Gonna make me mean, yes, love, it make me mean I don...

In seventy-six the sky was red thunder rumbling overhead Bad King George couldn't sleep in his bed And on that stormy morn, Ol' Uncle Sam was born. Some birthday! Ol' Sam put on a three cornered hat And in a Richmond church he sat And Patrick Henry told him...

How many roads must a man walk down Before they call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? How many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer...

Oh well, there's blues Blues Everywhere I Go Say its Blues Blues Everywhere I Go Gonna find my good man And i wont be blue no more. Well its blues in my house From my bedroom Down to the ground. Say its blues in my house From my bedroom Down to the ground An...

First time I see the boll weevil, Sittin' on the square. Next time I seen him, Had his family there. Chorus: "Hey, boll weevil, Where's your native home?" "Way down in the bottom, 'Neath the cotton and corn." Farmer asked the merchant, "Gimme a little meat,...

I've been buked and I've been scorned I've been buked and I've been scorned Children, I've been buked and I've been scorned Tryin' to make this journey all alone You may talk about me sure as you please Talk about me sure as you please Children, talk about me...

Love oh love oh Careless Love Love oh love oh Careless Love Love oh love oh Careless Love See what love has done to me Once I wore my apron low Once I wore my apron low Once I wore my apron low I could not keep that man away from my door Now my apron...

Children, go where I send thee, How shall I send thee? I'm gonna send thee one by one One for the little bitty - baby Born, born, born in Bethlehem. Children, go where I send thee, How shall I send thee? I'm gonna send thee two by two Two for Paul and - Silas...

Going where the chilly winds don't blow, honey baby Going where the chilly winds don't blow I'm going to my long lonesome home Who'll haul your cotton when I'm gone, honey baby Who'll haul your cotton when I'm gone When I'm gone to my long lonesome home Way...

Come all ye fair and tender ladies. Be careful how you court young men. They're like a star on a summer's morning. They'll first appear and then they're gone. They'll tell you some loving story They'll declare to you their love is true Then they will go and c...

Come all you young fellers, so young and so fine And seek not your fortunes way down in the mine It will form like a habit and seep in your soul 'Til the stream of your blood flows as black as the coal It's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew Where the dang...

Deep Blue Sea, Baby, Deep Blue Sea (3x) It was Willy what got drowned in the Deep Blue Sea Dig his grave with a silver spade (3x) It was Willy what got drowned in the Deep Blue Sea Lower him down with a golden chain (3x) It was Willy what got drowned in the...

Deep River My home is over Jordon Deep River Lord I wanna cross over into campground Oh don't you want to go To that Gospel feast That promised land Where all is peace? Walk into Heaven and take my seat and cast my crown at Jesus' feet Deep River My home is...

I one dressed up and went to town To court a fair young lady. When I inquired about her name, Her name was Devilish Mary. Chorus: Come fa la ling come, ling come, Fa la ling come, day. Fa la ling come, ling come, Fa la ling come, day. When me and Mary began...

If I had wings Like Noah's dove I'd fly Across the water To that man I love Fare you well Oh, honey Fare you well One of these mornings In the drizzling rain All around my heart Was an aching pain Fare you well Oh, honey Fare you well If I had listened To wh...

Down on me, down on me, Looks like everybody in this whole round world They're down on me. Love in this world is so hard to find When you've got yours and I got mine. That's why it looks like everybody in this whole round world They're down on me. Saying t...

[Verse 1] Praise the lord, I was born to drive boat Feeling like Slash in front of the chapel I'm leaned back with the Les Paul Shit I smoke is like cholesterol Spilled dressin' on the vest at the festival The best of all, had a midget Puerto Rican at my beck...

Ev'ry night i just wanna go out, Get out of my head. Ev'ry day i don't wanna get up, Get out of my bed. Ev'ry night i want to play out And ev'ry day i wanna do-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh. But tonight i just wanna stay in And be with you-oo, And be with you. Ooh-ooh-ooh-...

Frog went a-courtin' and he did ride, uh-huh Frog went a-courtin' and he did ride, uh-huh Frog went a-courtin' and he did ride With a sword and a pistol by his side, uh-huh. Well he rode right up to Miss Mousey's door, uh-huh He rode right up to Miss Mou...

Hangman, hangman slack your rope slack it for awhile Think I see my father coming riding many a mile Papa did you bring me silver? Papa did you bring me gold? Did you come to see me hanging by the gallows pole? Well, I couldn't bring no silver Didn't bring n...

Glory, glory, Halleluja since I laid my burden down Glory, glory, Halleluja since I laid my burden down Glory, glory, Halleluja since I laid my burden down Well I feel so much better, so much better Since I laid my burden down I feel so so much better, so muc...

Go down sunshine see what tomorrow brings Go down sunshine see what tomorrow brings You know it may bring sunshine and again it may bring rain Today has been you know such a long lonesome day Today has been people such a long lonesome day Yeah it looks l...

You may run home for a long time, Run on for a long time, You may run homefor a long time, But lemme tell you God Almighty's gonna cut you down. Go tell that long-tongued liar, Go tell that midnight rider, Tell the gambler, rambler, backbiter, Tell 'im God Alm...

Last Saturday night I got married Me and my wife settled down Now me and my wife are parted Gonna take a little stroll downtown Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene I´ll see you in my dreams Stop ramblin´, stop your gamblin´ Stop...

Greensleeves was my delight Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my heart of Gold And who but my Lady Greensleevevs My men were clothed all in green And they did ever wait on thee All this was gallant to be seen And yet thou would not love me Thou co...

One night as I lay on my pillow Moonlight as bright as the dawn I saw a man come a walkin' 'N he had a long chain on He had a long chain on He had a long chain on He had a long chain on I took him into my kitchen I gave him a bowl full of meat A drink and a...

He got the whole world in His hand, He got the great big world in His hand, He got the whole world in His hand, He got the whole world in His hand. He got the wind and the rain right in His hand, He got the stars and the moon in His hand, He got the wind and...

Ramblin' man makes no change in me I'm going to ramble back to my used-to-be Aww, you hear me talkin' to ya I don't bite my tongue You wanna be my man? You gotta fetch it with you when you come Eve and Adam in a garden takin' a chance Adam didn't take time to...

Paul and Silas locked in jail, Didn't have no one to go their bail. Keep your hand on the plow, hold on, hold on, hold on. Keep your hand on the plow, well, hold on. Mary weeped and Martha moaned, Gabriel stood up and blowed his horn. Ya keep your hand on the...

Mississippi River, what a fix you left me in, Old Mississippi River, what a fix you left me in, Mudholes of water clear up to my chin! House without a steeple didn't even have a door, House without a steeple didn't even have a door, Plain old two room shanty...

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time. Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine. When they said you was high classed, well, that was just a lie. When t...

How long, baby how long, Has that evening train been gone? [Chorus:] How long, How how long, Baby how long? Went to the station, didn't see no train. Down in my heart, I have an aching pain. [Chorus] I feel disgusted, I feel so bad Thinking 'bout the good...

Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring And if that diamond ring turns brass, Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass And if that looking glass gets broke,...

When I left my Father's house, I was well supplied I made a mistake when I did go, now I'm dissatisfied I believe I'll go back home, I believe I'll go back home I believe I'll go back home, acknowledge I've done wrong I'll go back to my Father's house, the pla...

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...

Want some whiskey in your water? Sugar in your tea? What's all these crazy questions they're askin' me? This is the craziest party that could ever be Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't wanna see Mama told me not to come Mama told me not to come "That ain...

Dear Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau I’m on my knees, I’m beggin’ you Awake the fallen one in me Thy power above all I hail The white rom on your grave I brought Together with cigars and gold I’ll find you at the river’s end As the followers enter your realm Sing,...

1. Mary had a baby, oh, Lord, Mary had a baby, oh my Lord, Mary had a baby, oh Lord, People keep a-comin' an' the train done gone. 2. What did she name him? oh, Lord, What did she name him? oh my Lord, What did she name him? oh Lord, People keep a-comin' an'...

Come you masters of war You that build the big guns You that build the death planes You that build all the bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks. You that never done nothin' But build...

Maybe she go Maybe she don't go Many a times she afraid to go Maybe she do go Sometimes she sit on the old front porch Saying a nothing and making no sense What be the use of making a change What would be the difference? Maybe she go Maybe she don't go Many...

The meeting at the building will soon be over Soon be over, soon be over The meeting at the building will soon be over all over this world All over this world, all over this world The meeting at the building will soon be over all over this world The pre...

Michael, row the boat ashore, hallelujah Michael, row the boat ashore, hallelujah Sister, help to trim the sail, hallelujah Sister, help to trim the sail, hallelujah The river is deep and the river is wide, hallelujah Green pastures on the other side, ha...

Well, you wake up in the morning, hear the dingdong a rigarigaringin Ya go marchin' to the table, ya see the same old things, All on one table, knife, a fork and a pan, And it ya say a thing about it, you're in trouble with the man. Chorus: Oh, let the Midnig...

Yeah I saw you walkin down the street I could tell by your look that you didn't wanna meet so this time I went away But next time Im just gonna have to say "Could I buy a dress or something? Could I buy ya some jewelry or something? Would ya go out with me or...

When I first came to town They called me the roving jewel Now they've changed their tune They call me Katy Cruel Oh diddle day, oh diddle lie o day Oh that I was where I would be Then I would be where I am not Here I am where I must be Go where I would, I can...

Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord They don't have anywhere to go Wandering around from door to door Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord...

Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. Though I know that evenin's empire has returned into sand,...

Well, good morning, Captain Good morning to you, Sir Hey hey yeah Do you need another mule skinner Down on your new mud run? Hey hey yeah Yodel-a-ee-he-he He-he-he-he-he-he Well I'm a lady mule skinner From down old Tennessee way Hey hey, I come f...

My God and I go in the field together; We walk and talk as good friends should and do; We clasp our hands, our voices ring with laughter; My God and I walk through the meadow's hue. We clasp our hands, our voices ring with laughter; My God and I walk throu...

Take me to the station And put me on a train I've got no expectations To pass through here again Once I was a rich man and Now I am so poor But never in my sweet short life Have I felt like this before You heart is like a diamond You throw your pear...

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

Ain't no more cane on the Brazos Mmm, mmm They done ground it all in molasses Ooh, ooh Go down, old Hannah, don't you rise no more Mmm, mmm If you rise, it'll bring a judgement sure Ooh, ooh If I had a sentence like ninety-nine years Mmm, mmm All of the dogs...

Once I lived the life of a millionaire, Spent all my money, I just did not care. Took all my friends out for a good time, Bought bootleg whiskey, champagne and wine. Then I began to fall so low, Lost all my good friends, I did not have nowhere to go. I get my...

O Jerusalem, golden city, robed in royal purple; O edifice of highest excellence, you are a light never darkened. You are adorned in the dawn and in the heat of the sun. O blessed childhood which gleams in the dawn, and fair youth, aflame in the sun. For you...

Oh papa, don't be so mad I'm taking the car for so very fast You won't mind it missing at all Oh papa C'est á§a va, don't worry 'bout me I'll be safe, come home early You won't mind me missing at all Oh papa Oh papa, don't be so mad I'm taking the car fo...

On top of old Smokie, all covered in snow, I lost my true lover, by courtin' too slow On top of old Smokie, I went there to weep For a false hearted lover, is worse than a thief A thief he will rob you, and take what you save But a false hearted lover, will p...

One grain of sand One grain of sand in all the world One grain of sand One little boy, one little girl One grain of sand One little star up in the sky One grain of sand One little you, one little I One grain of sand One drop of water in the sea One grain of s...

Was early in October-o, Hitched my team in order-o To ride the hills-a Saludio. To-me-rol, to-me-rol, to-my-ri-de-o. Chorus: To-me-rol, to-me-rol, to-my-ri-de-o, To-me-rol, to-me-rol, to-my-ri-de-o, To-my-ri-de-ay, to-my-ri-de-o, To-me-ro, to-me-ro, to-my-ri-...

It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed My poor feet have traveled a hot dusty road Out of your Dust Bowl and westward we rolled And your deserts were hot and your mountain was cold I worked in your orchards of peaches and prunes Slept on the grou...

Trails of troubles, Roads of battles, Paths of victory, I shall walk. The trail is dusty And my road it might be rough, But the better roads are waiting And boys it ain't far off. Trails of troubles, Roads of battles, Paths of victory, We shall wa...

1. Payday, it's payday, oh, payday, Payday at Coal Creek tomorrow, Payday at Coal Creek tomorrow. 2. Payday, it's payday, oh, payday, Payday don't come at Coal Creek no more, Payday don't come no more. 3. Bye bye, bye bye, oh, bye bye, Bye bye, my woman, I'm...

Heaven please send to all mankind, Understanding and peace of mind. But, if it's not asking too much Please send me someone to love. Someone to love Show all the world how to get along, Peace will enter when hate is gone. But, if it's not asking too much, Ple...

O poor little Jesus This world gonna break Your heart. There be no place to lay Your head, my Lord. O poor little Jesus. O Mary she the mother. O Mary she bow down and cry. For there's no place to lay Your head, my Lord. O poor little Jesus. Come down all yo...

Hush-a-bye, don't you cry Go to sleepy little baby When you wake, you shall have All the pretty little horses Blacks and bays, dapples and greys All the pretty little horses Way down yonder in the meadow Lies a poor little lamby Bees and the butterflies pick...

[Verse 1] I’m a rambler, I’m a gambler I’m a long way from my home If the people don’t like me They can leave me alone [Verse 2] Come sit down beside me Come sit down right here Come sit down, love, I want you Love you boldly, so dear [Verse 3] When you get t...

Ramblin' around your city, Ramblin' around your town, I never see a friend I know As I go ramblin' 'round boys, As I go ramblin' 'round. My sweetheart and my parents I left in my old hometown I'm out to do the best I can As I go ramblin' round The peach tree...

Goin' back to the red clay country, Well, I'm goin' back to the red clay country, Goin' back to the red clay country, That's-a my home, little baby, That's-a my home. "Well, hello, cap'n, come to the window." I said, "Hello, cap'n, come to the window, Well, h...

I wanna rich man, all you poor men have got to go! Yes, I wanna rich man, all you poor men have got to go! I want my breakfast in bed, and a butler to open my door. He must have everything I need, plus that good old jelly roll! Yes, he must have everything I...

There's a star in the East on Christmas morn, Rise up shepherd and follow. It will lead to the place where the Saviour's born, Rise up shepherd and follow. Follow, follow, Rise up shepherd and follow. Follow the star of Bethlehem. Rise up shepherd and follow....

Now this here's a story about the Rock Island Line Well the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans There's a big tollgate down there and you know If you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate Well you don't have to pay the man no...

I'm going to that east pay road I'm going to that east pay road I'm going to the east I going to the west I'm going to the one that I love best Roll on, buddy, roll on Roll on, buddy, roll on You wouldn't roll so slow If you knew what I know So roll on, buddy...

It ain't no use to sit and cry You'll be an angel by and by Don't you rock it Don't you rock it Don't you rock on by Don't you rock it Daddy-oh I got a home in Tennessee That's the place I want to be Don't you rock it Don't you rock it Don't you rock on by Do...

O! Santy Anna gained the day Away Santy Anno! And Santy Anna gained the day All on the plains of Mexico! CHORUS Mexico, Mexico, Away Santianno! Mexico is a place I know! All on the plains of Mexico! Them Liverpool girls don’t use no combs They combs their ha...

I've got a wife and five little chillun Believe I'll take a trip on the big MacMillan Oh, Saro Jane! Nothin' to do but to sit down an' sing an' Rock about, my Saro Jane Rock about, my Saro Jane Rock about, my Saro Jane 'Tain't nothin' to do but sit down an' s...

Sea lion, sea lion Sea lion, sea lion Sea lion, sea lion Sea lion, sea lion, sea lion Sea lion woman, sea lion She drink coffee, sea lion She drink tea, sea lion And rooster crows, sea lion Sea lion woman, sea lion She drink coffee, sea lion She drink tea, s...

In Trinidad there was a family With much confusion as you will see. There was a Mama and a Papa and a boy who was grown, He wanted to marry a wife by his own. He met a young girl, who suited him nice. He went to his Papa to ask his advice. His Papa said: Son,...

Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you Look away, you rollin' river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear Look away, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri. Now the Missouri is a mighty river Look away, you rollin' river Indians camp a long her border Look away, we'...

Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born While shepherds kept their watching Over silent flocks by night Behold throughout the heavens There shone a holy light Go, tell it on the mountain...

Everywhere I Go Everywhere I Go, My Lord Everywhere I Go Somebody talkin' about Jesus They turned away Mary & Joseph from the Inn Somebody talkin' about Jesus A baby born in Bethlehem Somebody talkin' about Jesus Born, born of the Virgin Mary Somebody ta...

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, A long way from home, a long way from home. Sometimes I feel like I'm almost done, Sometimes I feel like I'm almost done, Sometimes I...

My man packed his trunks, said, "I'm a-goin' away," Packed his trunks and said, "I'm goin' away, And I won't be back until ya change your funny ways." And he said, "I'll write you soon's I find the time, Honey, I'll write you soon's I find the time." He's bee...

Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free No more mourning, no more mourning, no more mourning over me And before I'd be a slave I'll be buried in my grave And go home to...

My good gal's trying To make a fool out of me Lord, my gal's trying To make a fool out of me Trying to make me believe I ain't got that old T.B. I've got the T.B. blues When it rained down sorrow It rained all over me When it rained down sorrow It rained all...

If you feel that it's real I'm on trial And I'm here in your prison Like a coin in your mint I am dented and I'm spent with high treason Through a glass eye your throne Is the one danger zone Take me to the pilot for control Take me to the pilot of your soul...

Ah you can take this hammer, carry it to the captain Ah you can take this hammer, carry it to the captain Ah you can take this hammer, carry it to the captain Tell him I'm gone, boys Tell him I'm gone. I don't want these your cold iron shackles I don't want t...

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword, His truth is marching on. CHORUS: Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glo...

Oh, down the glen I went one morn, To a city there rode I. There Ireland's lines of marchin' men In squadrons passed me by. No pipe did hum, nor no battle drum Did send it straight and true. Nor the Angelus bell o'er the Liffey swell Rang out in the foggy dew....

Last night there were four Marys Tonight there'll be but three: There was Mary Seaton and Mary Beaton And Mary Carmichael and me. Word's gane tae the kitchen And word's gane tae the hall That Mary Hamilton's great wi' child By the highest Stewart...

As I sat down one evening, twas in a small cafe, A forty year old waitress, to me these words did say: "I see you are a logger, and not just a common bum, 'Cause no one but a logger stirs his coffee with his thumb. My lover was a logger, there's none lik...

I was born about ten thousand years ago There ain't nuthin' in this world that I don't know I saw Peter Paul and Moses playin' ring-around-the-roses And I'll whup the guy what says it isn't so Well, I'm just a lonesome traveler, a great historical bum Highly e...

I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger I'm traveling in this world of woe Yet there's no sickness, toil nor danger In that fair land to which I go I'm going there to see my Father I'm going there no more to roam I'm only going over Jordan I'm only going over home...

This land is your land This land is my land From California to the New York island; From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and Me. As I was walking that ribbon of highway, I saw above me that endless skyway: I...

This little light of mine I'm going to let it shine Oh, this little light of mine I'm going to let it shine Hallelujah This little light of mine I'm going to let it shine Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine Ev'ry where I go I'm going to let it shine Oh,...

You gotta haul that timber before the sun goes down Drag it across the river before the boss comes around You drag it on down that dusty road come on Jerry let's haul this load Timber, timber all that timber gotta roll all that timber gotta roll Now my old J...

They fired me from my job I worked at the slaughterhouse They said I was one of the best gutters they've ever seen But they fired me and they're gonna pay I'm goin' back there another day I'm gonna go back there another day I'm gonna go back there another day...

Virgin Mary had a one son, Oh, glory hallelujah, Oh, pretty little baby, Glory be to the new born King. "Well, Mary how you call that pretty little baby, Oh, pretty little baby, Oh, pretty little baby, Glory be to the new born King". "Well, some call Him Jes...

Everybody's working in this town : and it's worrying me night and day If that mean working too : have to work for the W P A Well well the landlord come this morning : and he knocked on my door He asked me : if I was going to pay my rent no more He said you hav...

Wade in the water Wade in the water Children wade, in the water God's gonna trouble the water Who's that young girl dressed in red Wade in the water Must be the children that Moses led God's gonna trouble the water [Chorus:] Wade in the water, wade in the wat...

Well, I’m walkin’ down the line I’m walkin’ down the line An’ I’m walkin’ down the line My feet’ll be a-flyin’ To tell about my troubled mind I got a heavy-headed gal I got a heavy-headed gal I got a heavy-headed gal She ain’t a-feelin’ well When she’s better...

We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome someday. The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through, The Lord will see us through someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do belie...

I went down to the river, sat beneath the willow tree; The dew dropped on those willow leaves and it rolled right down on me, And that's the reason I've got those weepin' willow blues. I went up on the mountain, high as any girl could stand, And looked down o...

What month was Jesus born in? Last month of the year What month was Jesus born in? Last month of the year Oh, Lord, you got January, February, March, oh Lord You got April, May and June Lord You got the July, August, September, October and November You g...

Oh my name it is nothin' My age it means less The country I come from Is called the Midwest I's taught and brought up there The laws to abide And that land that I live in Has God on its side. Oh the history books tell it They tell it so well The cavalries cha...

I worry all day, I worry all night Every time my man comes home, he wants to fuss and fight When I pick up the paper to read about the news, just as I'm satisfied, yonder comes the blues I went down to the river each and every day Trying to keep from crying' a...

You can make me do what you wanna do But you got to know how, You can make me cry, you can make me sigh, But you got to know how, You can make me do like this, you can make me do like that, Woh, baby, but you got to know how. Once a pal of mine stole a guy of...