2. Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain (Willie Nelson)
3. Lost Highway (Hank Williams)
4. Sitting on Top of the World (Doc Watson version)
5. Precious Lord (Rev. Thomas Dorsey)
6. I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor (Rev. Thomas Dorsey)
Fishin' Blues / Henry Thomas
Went up on the hill about twelve o'clock.
Reached right back and got me a pole.
Went to the hardware and got me a hook.
Placed that line right on that hook.
Says you've been a-fishin' all the time.
I'm a-goin' fishin' too.
I bet your life your lovin'wife
Can catch more fish than you.
Any fish bite if you've got good bait.
Here's a little somethin' I would like to relate.
Any fish bite if you got good bait.
I'm a-goin' a-fishin', yes, I'm a-goin' a-fishin',
I'm a-goin' a-fishin' too.
Looked down the river about one o'clock.
Spied this catfish swimmin' around.
I got so hungry, didn't know what to do.
I'm gonna get me a catfish too.
Yes, you've been fishin' all the time.
I'm a-goin' a-fishin' too.
I bet your life your lovin' wife
Catch more fish than you.
Any fish bite got good bait.
Here's a little somethin' I would like to relate.
Any fish bite if you got good bait.
I'm a-goin' a-fishin', yes, I'm goin' a-fishin',
I'm a-goin' a-fishin' too.
Put on the skillet, lay down your lid.
Mama gonna cook 'em with the short'nin' bread.
Says you been fishin' all the time.
I'm a-goin a-fishin' too.
I bet your life, your lovin' wife
Can catch more fish than you.
Any fish bite if you've got good bait.
Here's a little somethin' I would like to relate.
Any fish bite if you got good bait.
I'm a-goin' a-fishin', yes, I'm goin' a-fishin',
I'm a-goin' a-fishin' too.
http://theanthologyofamericanfolkmusic.blogspot.com/2010/08/fishing-blues-henry-thomas-ragtime.html
henry thomas youtube (E/4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVdpXdpzvYY
taj mahal youtube (D or C/2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQC2_NJj2iA
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Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
(Willie Nelson / Fred Rose author)
metronome 114 (counted in 4's) E/4(Willie Nelson / Fred Rose author)
In the twilight glow I see them
C F C
I'm a rollin' stone all alone and lost
G7
For a life of sin I have paid the cost
F C
When I pass by all the people say
G7 C
Just another guy on the lost highway
F C
Just a deck of cards and a jug of wine
G7
And a woman's lies makes a life like mine
F C
Oh the day we met I went astray
G7 C
I started rolling down that lost highway
F C
I was just a lad nearly 22
G7
Neither good nor bad just a kid like you
F C
And now I'm lost too late to pray
G7 C
Lord I paid the cost on the lost highway
F C
Now boy's don't start to ramblin' round
G7
On this road of sin are you sorrow bound
F C
Take my advice or you'll curse the day
G7 C
You started rollin' down that lost highway
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
When we kissed goodbye and parted
I knew we'd never meet again
Love is like a dyin' ember
Only memories remain
Through the ages I'll remember
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
Some day when we meet up yonder
We'll stroll hand in hand again
In a land that knows no partin'
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
Now my hair has turned to silver
All my life I've loved in vain
I can see her star in heaven
Blue eyes crying in the rain
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Willie Nelson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sAPPboo0yA&feature=related
Hank Williams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3fYZ6oFBxM
Elvis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkToz3VPgFs
written by Leon Payne
When we kissed goodbye and parted
I knew we'd never meet again
Love is like a dyin' ember
Only memories remain
Through the ages I'll remember
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
Some day when we meet up yonder
We'll stroll hand in hand again
In a land that knows no partin'
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
Now my hair has turned to silver
All my life I've loved in vain
I can see her star in heaven
Blue eyes crying in the rain
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Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
recorded by Willie Nelson
written by Fred Rose
E
In the twilight glow I see her
B7 E
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
As when we kissed good-bye and parted
B7 E E7
I knew we'd never meet again
A
Love is like a dying ember
E B7
Only memories remain
E
Through the ages I'll remember
B7 E
Blue eyes crying in the rain
Now my hair has turned to silver
B7 E
All my life I've love in vain
I can see her star in heaven
B7 E E7
Blue eyes Crying in the rain
A
Someday when we meet up yonder
E B7
We'll stroll hand in hand again
E
In the land that knows no parting
B7 E
Blue eyes crying in the rain
B7 E
Blue eyes crying in the rain
Willie Nelson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sAPPboo0yA&feature=related
Hank Williams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3fYZ6oFBxM
Elvis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkToz3VPgFs
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Lost Highway
recorded
by Hank Williamswritten by Leon Payne
C F C
I'm a rollin' stone all alone and lost
G7
For a life of sin I have paid the cost
F C
When I pass by all the people say
G7 C
Just another guy on the lost highway
F C
Just a deck of cards and a jug of wine
G7
And a woman's lies makes a life like mine
F C
Oh the day we met I went astray
G7 C
I started rolling down that lost highway
F C
I was just a lad nearly 22
G7
Neither good nor bad just a kid like you
F C
And now I'm lost too late to pray
G7 C
Lord I paid the cost on the lost highway
F C
Now boy's don't start to ramblin' round
G7
On this road of sin are you sorrow bound
F C
Take my advice or you'll curse the day
G7 C
You started rollin' down that lost highway
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Sitting on Top of the World
Doc Watson version
C/4
C/4
Was in the spring C
One sunny day C7
My sweetheart left me F
Lord, she went away C
And now she's gone
And I don't worry G (not G7)
Lord, I'm sitting F
On top of the world C
And I don't worry G (not G7)
Lord, I'm sitting F
On top of the world C
She called me up
From down in El Paso
She said "Come back, daddy
Ooh, I need you so"
And now she's gone
And I don't worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
If you don't like my peaches
Don't you shake my tree
'n Get out of my orchard
Let my peaches be
And now she's gone
And I don't worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
And don't you come here runnin'
Holding out your hand
I'm gonna get me a woman
Like you got your man
And now she's gone
And I don't worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
't Was in the spring
One sunny day
My sweetheart left me
Lord, she went away
And now she's gone
And I don't worry
Lord, I'm…
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Precious Lord
Rev. Thomas Dorsey (lyrics)
James Baldwin C/3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmQ8k2Aqtg0
G G7
Precious Lord, take my hand,
C
Lead me on, let me stand,
G D7
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
G G7
Through the storm, through the night,
C
Lead me on to the light:
Refrain
G D7
Take my hand, precious Lord,
G (C G opt)
Lead me home.
Verse:
G G7
When my way grows drear,
C
Precious Lord, linger near,
G D7
When my life is almost gone,
G G7
Hear my cry, hear my call,
C
Hold my hand lest I fall:
Refrain
G D7
Take my hand, precious Lord,
G (C G opt)
Lead me home.
Verse:
G G7
When the darkness appears
C
And the night draws near,
G D7
And the day is past and gone,
G G7
At the river I stand,
C
Guide my feet, hold my hand:
Refrain
G D7
Take my hand, precious Lord,
G (C G opt)
Lead me home.
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(see George Nelson Allen, Maitland (Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone), 1844
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I Was Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor (If You See My Savior)
Thomas Dorsey in E (F for Thomas Dorsey)
(This version corresponds to Thomas Dorsey's early recording)
I was standing by the bedside of a neighbor
Who was just about to cross the swelling tide
And I asked him if he would do me a favor
Kindly take this message to the other side
If you see my Savior tell Him that you saw me
When you saw me I was on my way
You may meet some old friends who ask you for me
Tell them I'm coming home someday
Though you have to make this journey on without me
It's a debt that sooner or later must be paid
When you reach that golden city think about me
And don't forget to tell the Savior what I say
If you see my Savior tell Him that you saw me
When you saw me I was on my way
You may meet some old friends who may ask you for me
Tell them I'm coming home someday
You may come across my father and my mother
And the burdens of this life they may recall
You may chance to see my sister or my brother
But please do try to see my Savior first of all
If you see my Savior tell Him that you saw me
When you saw me I was on my way
You may meet some old friends who may ask you for me
Tell them I am coming home some day
Recording: Thomas Dorsey- If You See My Savior - YouTube
