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To: flickerful who wrote (6386)10/25/1998 11:23:00 AM
From: wily  Respond to of 10709
 
Went to jail for murder. Louisiana governor pardoned him upon petition by a blues historian, (Allan Lomax)

By the same guy (traditional):

______ _______ he was a desperate little man
he carried two guns every day
he shot a man on the West Virginia Line
'body seen _________ _________ gettin' away, poor boy
'body seen _________ _________ gettin' away

________ ________ went up on that grey stone bridge
there he thought he was free
up stepped the deputy and he caught him by the arm,
said________ come and go with me, poor boy
and ________ come and go with me
________ come and go with me poor boy
and ________ come and go with me

___________ _________ had a mother and a father too
he called for them to come and throw his bail
there was not no bail allowed fer the murderin' man
they shoved _________ __________ back in jail, poor boy
and they shoved __________ ________ back in jail
they shoved _________ ________ back in jail poor boy
and they shoved _________ _________ back in jail

__________ _________ had a pretty little wife
the dresses that she wore was blue
she come to the jail house with a loud shout
said _________ I'll be true to you, poor boy
________ I'll be true to you
________ I'll be true to you, poor boy
________ I'll be true to you

___________ _________ was standin' in his cell
with tears a rollin' down his eyes
"I been the death of many poor boy
And now I'm ready to die, lord lord
now I'm ready to die
now I'm ready to die, lord lord
And now I'm ready to die"

Go ahead and die...

I've been to the East and I've been to the West
I've been this whole wide world around
I've been to the East River and I've been baptized
Now take me to my hangin' ground, Lord Lord
Take me to my hangin' ground
Take me to my hangin' ground, Lord Lord
and take me to my hangin ground



To: flickerful who wrote (6386)10/27/1998 12:18:00 AM
From: wallacestevens  Read Replies (5) | Respond to of 10709
 
When you were young and on your own
How did it feel to be alone?
I was always thinking
Of games that I was playing
Trying to make the best of my time . . . .


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