所属专辑:Includes Legendary Performances Never Before Released
歌手: Leadbelly
时长: 03:03
Now he jumped on the Pea[00:00:00]
This is a man he's seventy five years old and leaves home[00:00:20]
When he leaves home he stay away three long years[00:00:22]
Then he come a rackin back[00:00:24]
And while he was gone he had two little chillen[00:00:26]
Lil boy an a lil girl wife at home[00:00:28]
Wife lies down an she dreams tonight[00:00:33]
That husband was comin' back[00:00:34]
She sit up on the side the bed one night[00:00:35]
She 'gan to sing here what she said[00:00:36]
Dreamed last night and all night night befo'[00:00:39]
Lord I dreamed last night and all night night befo'[00:00:46]
She dreamed last night and a all night night befo'[00:00:53]
Little boy jumped up and go in to his mama[00:01:00]
Said mama said 'What did you dream[00:01:01]
Here what she says[00:01:02]
'Heard your papa knockin' on my do'[00:01:02]
Thought I heard your papa knockin' on my do'[00:01:07]
Heard your papa knockin' on my do'[00:01:09]
She asked 'fore she would take him back[00:01:11]
And she was a good Christian[00:01:13]
She told her preacher said[00:01:14]
'I wouldn't take him back when he comes'[00:01:15]
But when he calmly walks to the do' to commence[00:01:16]
Knocks on his do' and commence to cryin'[00:01:18]
Cryin' babe have I ever done you wrong[00:01:21]
Lordy cried my babe have I ever done you wrong[00:01:28]
Lovin' babe have I ever done you wrong[00:01:35]
You know good 'n well I'd had to have done wrong[00:01:40]
Been gone three long years and never wrote a speck[00:01:41]
Sent her a nickel of money[00:01:51]
And he sit down a'gin an cry a'gin[00:01:54]
Ya'll he said[00:01:55]
Ever I have honey will you forgive me please[00:01:56]
Lord ever have will you forgive me please[00:01:57]
Ever I have Lord will you forgive me please[00:02:00]
Girl she wouldn't take him back[00:02:01]
When she heard him singin' out there[00:02:04]
She walked through the do'[00:02:06]
With her hands a high in the air[00:02:07]
And she looked up to the God in the sky[00:02:08]
Here what she says[00:02:10]
You's a long time comin'[00:02:10]
A honey but you will come here[00:02:11]
You's a long time comin'[00:02:14]
A hon but you will come here[00:02:16]
You's a long time comin'[00:02:21]
Baby but you will come here[00:02:23]
She sit down an tol her little boy[00:02:24]
His wife says I want son to play the piano a piece[00:02:25]
Since you been gone so long[00:02:28]
Let him know what he's done learned[00:02:28]
Since you been gone[00:02:29]
And the little boy sit down begin to play[00:02:30]
His little piano a piece[00:02:31]
Guitar sound piano[00:02:33]
She sit down she commence to cryin'[00:02:34]
Lordy have mercy on me[00:02:35]
Oh Lord y have mercy on me[00:02:35]
Oh someday another[00:02:36]
Lord I may be free[00:02:48]
She had her another piece little girl[00:02:49]
She told her little girl[00:02:50]
Get on the piano and play her piece[00:02:51]
But the last piece the little girl comes out[00:02:52]
And kept playin' this[00:03:03]