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Lyr Add: Clarence Harmon's Lining Song
| Charlie Baum | 19 Jun 06 - 10:27 PM | |
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Subject: Lyr Add: Clarence Harmon's Lining Song From: Charlie Baum Date: 19 Jun 06 - 10:27 PM Lining Track song Clarence Harmon Recorded by Cortez Reece, 1951 Recorded on Work & Pray: Historic Negro Spirituals and Work Songs from West Virginia (WVU PRESS SA-4) Transcribed by Charlie Baum Well, Lovers is you right? Oh Yes we right Newborn baby born last night Walking, talking 'fore daylight Carry it to the mountain boys Carry it to the mountain Well, Lovers is you right? Oh Yes we right Isaac Lake Luke and John All the prophets all are gone Shake it to the river, boy Shake it to the river Well, Lovers is you right? Oh Yes we right Bluefield women read and write Keystone women bite and fight _____ [missing instruction/probably a tape garble] Well, Lovers is you right? Oh Yes we right See that woman with the red dress on That's my woman just as sure as you're born Shake it easy boy Well, Lovers is you right? Oh Yes we right Center head and join back Come on boys let's line this track O Lord Well, Lovers is you right? Oh Yes we right Daddy killed a rabbit brought it home Children got choked on a rabbit bone Shake it easy boy Shake it easy Well, Lovers is you right? Oh Yes we right Little girl if you was mine You wouldn't do nothing but starch and nine Move it over boys Move it over Well, Lovers is you right? Oh Yes we right I got a woman that lives up upstairs She don't do nothing but put on airs Get a hold of the coal boys Get a hold of the coal Well, Lovers is you right? Oh Yes we right Shake it easy shake it light Come on boys let's get it right |
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