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Cony Catch the Sun
02:36
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Run rabbit run, try to catch that sun
’Fore it sets too low
Count your days and count all the ways
To duck ’neath the hawk and crow
The wind may blow wherever it please
Can’t you hear its sound?
Run rabbit run, gain on that sun
Ain’t no tilling in the cold, cold ground
Dove to a mare, fox to a hare
Owl shadows snow
Sittin’ in the shade, countin’ what you made
To an angry rooster’s crow
Bread of heaven fall from on high
Fill me till I want no more
Run, little one, out from all your fun
Follow the moon ashore
Bread of heaven fall from on high
Till I want no more
Come, little one, let that rabbit run
’Cross the rocky moor
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Flood Tale
03:21
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Birds they flew, beasts they knew
Storm was comin’ and nothing to do
Noah gon’ bail, ark gon’ sail
Flood a-risin’ and levee gon’ fail
Water risin’ and the levee done failed
Looked to the East, looked to the West
Sorry boys not one life vest
Had to flee, wife lost me
Parted by that Mississippi sea
Parted by a big ol’ sea
Family in hand, spotted dry land
Nothing more than a bag of loose sand
They drew sticks, couldn’t all fit,
Let baby go like Moses quick
Let that baby go real quick
President came, after the rain
Matching wits with the hurricane
President found when he looked around
“You can’t swim, reckon you must drown
You can’t swim, guess you drown”
When Jesus talked, on the water he walked
Best do the same if ever you’re caught
If ever in that storm you’re caught
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Pearl River Blues
03:47
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Pearl River’s gonna glow again
Pearl River’s gonna glow again
If I fall, baby, pull me in
See me coming from the other side
See me coming from the other side
Let’s meet on the banks tonight
Gonna ride the river all night long
Gonna ride the river all night long
Might wander from right to wrong
Gonna shoot all the lights in town
Gonna shoot all the lights in town
Till my baby’s Pearl River bound
Gonna burn all my bridges ’round
Gonna burn all my bridges ’round
Gonna shake Pearl River down
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All for You
02:19
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All for you, baby, all for you
All for you, baby, all for you
Took me to the docks and fled
Took the hammer and hit my head
Took the razor and cut my throat
All for you
All for you, baby, all for you
All for you, baby, all for you
Took me to the bassayel
Took the hammer and hit my head
Took the razor and cut my throat
All for you
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Earth and Winding Sheet
02:41
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The geese are flying low, time to pack and go
The river’s rising slow, call on me
Leaves are fallin’ down, this world keeps turnin’ round
No matter where you’re bound, call on me
Refrain: Call on me, call on me, honey call on me
Wherever you may be, call on me
I know you have to go, I know I’ll be alone
But you always have a home, call on me
I’ll follow where you go, honey don’t you know
If you just say so, call on me
Refrain: Call on me, call on me, honey call on me
Wherever you may be, call on me
Winter’s at the door, what is was once before
You can always ask for more, call on me
Sway to the east sway to the west
And when it’s time to rest call on me
Refrain: Call on me, call on me, honey call on me
Wherever you may be, call on me
When the frost has hit the moor and you’re on a summer shore
I hope you still want more, call on me
Dreamt you were a dove, cooing for my love
Below and above, you can call on me
Refrain: Call on me, call on me, honey call on me
Wherever you may be, call on me
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Lost Heaven
02:17
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Mumblin' Word
03:41
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They whooped him up the hill x2
They whooped him up the hill for me
One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross
They whooped him up the hill for me
They speared him in the side x2
They speared him in the side for me
One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross
They speared him in the side for me
He never said a mumblin’ word x2
Never said a mumblin’ word for me
One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross
Never said a mumblin’ word for me
They hung him on the cross x2
Hung him on the cross for me
One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross
Hung him on the cross for me
He hung his head and cried x2
Hung his head and cried for me
One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross
Hung his head and cried for me
He hung his head and died x2
Hung his head and died for me
One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross
Hung his head and died for me
He’s coming back again x2
Coming back again for me
One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross
He’s coming back again for me
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Goat Island
01:38
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River of Need
03:35
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This river of need grows wider everyday
Cast your net, still it all slips away
Sink or swim, do or die they say
It’s a hunger no one can ever feed, this river of need
This river of need sucks you dry to the bone
Feels like hell when everything is gone
Call for your mother, no one waits at home
Drop by drop you plead from your river of need
This river of need overflows
It takes everything, more than you owe
Bit by bit and blow by blow
It doesn’t care if you concede, this river of need
This river of need only flows one way
Try to push it back, it just pulls you away
Until you look at the years and survey
All the times you couldn’t stop the bleed, your river of need
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Belarus
02:46
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Bury Me in the Sky
04:26
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Let the winds come and carry
Let the clouds roll on by
Let your tears be temporary
Look for me six miles high
Bury me in the sky
Dressed in black you’ll come together
To bid your last sweet goodbye
Just remember when you gather
Look for me six miles high
Bury me in the sky
Under our feet
Over our heads
Sewn with heaven’s silver thread
Ashes to dust
Wings are aflame
Heaven is calling out my name
When I go let it be joyful
Let there be peace when I die
Let my soul complete the circle
Look for me six miles high
Bury me in the sky
Look for me six miles high
Bury me in the sky
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William Lee Ellis Memphis
"There's no one else playing exactly the same sort of music as William Lee Ellis," said legendary producer Jim Dickinson of the Americana/blues master acoustic guitarist. "It's as if he's invented his own sort of 'holy blues' genre."
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