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Where Did You Go?
02:49
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Where did you go, darlin'? Where did you go?
How will I find you again?
'Tween righteous and wrong, silence and song
Somewhere between prayer and "amen"
Send me a sign, darlin', send me a sign
Send me a sign from above
Feathered wings ferry you, spirits come bearing you
Carrying a sign of your love
What did you dream, darlin'? What did you dream?
What do you dream of at night?
Dreams bright and blissful, dreams for an angel
Dreams filled with beautiful light
Where did you go, darlin'? Where did you go?
How will I find you again?
'Tween righteous and wrong, silence and song
Somehwere between prayer and "amen"
'Tween righteous and wrong, silence and song
Somehwere between prayer and "amen"
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Love Is The Water
03:00
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You say your heart's been turned to stone
You say you wanna be left alone
You say love only made you weep and moan
Well, let me tell you something that you know in your bones
Refrain:
Love is the water that wears down the rock
Love is the water that wears down the rock
Love is the power that won't be stopped
Love is the water that wears down the rock
You say your soul's like a dry riverbed
Stopped waiting for the water long ago, you said
You better pray all night for the rain instead
Love comes like a tidal wave, over your head
Refrain
You say, waiting for love takes too long
It dulls a sharp mind, weakens the strong
Well, you may be right, but you may be wrong
Cause love can make a mountain come tumbling down
Refrain
The river washes over every woman and man
Feet in the gravel, and mud in your hands
Nothing can stand against love's command
Every boulder turns into a grain of sand
Refrain
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My name is Lucas Younger, I was born in the County Clygh
In the war to save the Union, I fought on the losing side
When the bodies fell like timber, and blood flowed like a stream
And the country unraveled like a seam.
Now as far as I remember, I've never had a cause
To treat any man unjustly or trample any laws
But you can push a man just so far before he'll turn and fight
And it doesn't always matter if he's right
Ooh, promise me one thing
You will bury me under God's wing
Ooh, in case I cannot sleep
Please don't dig my grave too deep
In a deep and dark December, we were barely half alive
I really don't remember how the half of us survived
My brother joined the Army, my mother joined the dead
And I joined up with Quantrill instead
We burned our way through Kansas and down to Tennessee
Taking what we wanted but not more than we'd need
Now I've been called an outlaw, but never to my face
And I will not be looked on in disgrace
Ooh, promise me one thing
You will bury me under God's wing
Ooh, in case I cannot sleep
Please don't dig my grave too deep
My name is Lucas Younger, I'm all of twenty-five
And I know I'm not expected to leave this room alive
But if I should meet the devil, I'll spit right in his eye
The first time, I was too scared to try
Ooh, promise me one thing
You will bury me under God's wing
Ooh, in case I cannot sleep
Please don't dig my grave too deep
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Train I Ride
04:36
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Train I ride, sixteen coaches long
Sixteen Coaches long
Train I ride, sixteen coaches long
Buy me a ticket, just as long as my right arm
Long as my right arm
Buy me a ticket, long as my right arm
Gone away, make ya lonesome
Make you lonesome
Gone away, make ya lonesome
Tell me honey, what am I to do?
What am I to do?
Tell me baby, what am I to do?
Train I ride, sixteen coaches long
Sixteen Coaches long
Train I ride, sixteen coaches long
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Dover Town
05:15
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Are you going to Dover Town, to Dover Town you go?
As the swallow flies, it's not far down this road
Have you room for another soul? A-hurry I must go
There's a girl I'm going to see, who won my heart so
She stood in the market stall, a market-girl is she
She sells the finest cloth, with the sweetest smile you've seen
And I asked to walk her home when the market day is done
We sat down by the riverside, to watch the setting sun
"Yes, good sir, climb up here, to Dover I must go
Thank you for your company on this lonesome road
Tell me of your story, sir, for to pass the time
Tell me of your Dover girl, the Dover girl so fine."
I said to her, "Darling, I must go, I must go from thee.
One summer's apprenticeship, and I'll a master be
I'll return to claim your hand, when autumn comes so soon
Be my bride by the riverside, and I will be your groom."
She said, "If I must see you go, see you go from me
I'll make you the finest coat, from the finest cloth you've seen
I'll hang it in the market-stall, til fall comes to an end
If you come by, I'll be your bride, and you'll ne'er be cold again."
So, are you going to Dover Town, to Dover Town you go?
As the swallow flies, it's not far down this road
Have you room for another soul? A-hurry I must go
There's a girl I'm going to see, who won my heart so
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Death Letter
04:38
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Got a letter this morning, how'd you reckon it read?
It said, "Hurry, hurry, the gal you love is dead."
I grabbed up my suitcase, and I took off down the road
When I got there, she was laying on the cooling board
Well, I walked right up close, and I looked down in her face
Good old gal, you got to lay here til Judgment Day
Looked like there was 10,000 people standing around the buryin' ground
Didn't know I loved her, til they let her down
Well, I folded up my arms and I slowly walked away
I said, "Farewall, honey, I'll see you Judgment Day."
Got up the is morning, just about the break of day
A-huggin' my pillow where she used to lay
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Sugar Baby
03:02
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I got no honey baby now, got no sugar baby now
Done all I can do to make peace with you
And I can't get along this way
Got no use for the red rocking chair
I got no honey baby now
I got no honey baby now, got no sugar baby now
Done all I can do, said all I can say
And I can't make a living this way
Who'll rock the cradle, who'll sing the song?
Who'll rock the cradle when you're gone?
I'll rock the cradle, I'll sing the song
I will rock the cradle when you're gone
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Hard times here and everywhere you go
Times is harder than ever been before
And the people are driftin' from door to door
Can't find no heaven don't care where you go
Hear me tell you people, before I go
These hard times will kill you just dry long so
Well, you hear me singin' this lonesome song
These hard times last us so very long
If I ever get off of this killin' floor
I'll never get down this low no more
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Shake These Blues
03:29
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See the rock, the burden I carry on
See the rock, everything I done wrong
Gonna shake these blues someday, burden be gone
River run, down to the sea
River run, wash me clean
Gonna shake these blues someday, gonna swim free
Gone away, my shoes worn thin
Gone away, gonna start over again
Gonna shakes these blues someday, like an old skin
See the rock, the burden I carry on
See the rock, everything I done wrong
Gonna shake these blues someday, burden be gone
See the rock, the burden I carry on
See the rock, everything I done wrong
Gonna shake these blues someday, burden be gone
River run, down to the sea
River run, wash me clean
Gonna shake these blues someday, gonna swim free
Gone away, my shoes worn thin
Gone away, gonna start over again
Gonna shakes these blues someday, like an old skin
See the rock, the burden I carry on
See the rock, everything I done wrong
Gonna shake these blues someday, burden be gone
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10. |
Sleep Easy
03:48
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Bedtime story is finished, lamp's burning down low
Say a quick prayer of thanks for the day And it's off to sleep we go
Blanket curled all around us,
A whisper in the night
Sleep easy
Sleep easy, now
Yesterday's gone, tomorrow ain't come
Sleep easy, now
You hear that silence?
All is still The moon shines over the trees
Cloudless sky, the stars so bright, the world for now's at peace
Cool wind blows a gentle sigh,
A whisper in the night
Sleep easy
Sleep easy, now
Yesterday's gone, tomorrow ain't come
Sleep easy, now
Last chapter's been written, time will come for goodbyes
And one will stay to the end of the day And raise a glass on high
And scatter flowers all around us,
And whisper one last time
Sleep easy
Sleep easy, now
Yesterday's gone, tomorrow ain't come
Sleep easy, now
Sleep easy
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Pat Wictor Brooklyn, New York
Grounded in rural blues and gospel traditions, Pat Wictor's lean, poetic songs and expressive guitar playing are seasoned with jazz, pop, improvisational surprise, and philosophy. He first gained attention as an acoustic lap slide guitarist, and a sought-after collaborator and session musician. His evolving projects push his own musical boundaries ever outward ... more
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