1. Fishin' Blues (Henry Thomas)
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
Sitting on Top of the World
Doc Watson version
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
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