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Death Room Blues
Traditional spiritual;
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YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaR7QnH_8ag
CATEGORY: Traditional and Shape-Note Gospel;
DATE: 1929 and 1933
RECORDING INFO: Death Room Blues
Blind Willie McTell in Atlanta 11-16-1929.
Blind Willie McTell in NY on Sept. 19, 1933
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SOURCES: Youtube
NOTES: "Death Room Blues" is an African-American blues spiritual first recorded by Blind Willie McTell in Atlanta 11-16-1929. He later recorded two takes in NY on Sept. 19, 1933.
Death Room Blues- Blind Willie McTell (1933)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaR7QnH_8ag
Tombstones is my pillow, cold grounds is my bed
Tombstones is my pillow, cold grounds is my bed
The blue skies is my blanket, and the moonlight is my spread
Early one morning, death walked into my room
Early one morning, death walked into my room
Oh well it took my dear mother, early one morning soon
She left me moanin' and cryin' like a turtledove
She left me moanin' and cryin' moanin' like a turtledove
Death walked in and got my dear mother, and the only friend I loved
Eeeeh, eeeh
Eeeeh, eeeh
Cryin', Lord have mercy, she came back and got the friend I loved
Ever since my mother died and left me all alone
Ever since my mother died and left me all alone
All my friends have forsake me, people I haven't even got no home.
Mmmm... feel like moanin' and cryin'
Mmmm... feel like moanin' and cryin'
Death walked in and got my mother, that was the only friend of mine.
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