LYRICS AND MUSIC BY BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON
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| Dylan |
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Well, there's one kind of favor I'll ask of you.
Well, there's one kind of favor I'll ask of you.
There's just one kind of favor I'll ask of you.
You can see that my grave is kept clean. |
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And there's two white horses following me.
And there's two white horses following me.
I got two white horses following me,
waiting on my burying ground. |
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Did you ever hear that coffin sound?
Did you ever hear that coffin sound?
Did you ever hear that coffin sound?
Means another poor boy is underground. |
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Did you ever hear them church bells toll?
Have you ever heard them church bells toll?
Did you ever hear them church bells toll?
Means another poor boy is dead and gone. |
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Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold.
And my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold.
And my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold.
Now I believe what The Bible told. |
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There's just one last favor I'll ask of you.
And there's one last favor I'll ask of you.
There's just one last favor I'll ask of you.
See that my grave is kept clean. |
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Performance lyrics initially transcribed at
The Lonesome
Sparrow Sings
Official Sony Music Lyrics at
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ANNOTATION
Source/Precedents
Blind Lemon Jefferson is buried in an umarked grave, Worthham, Texas.
From Charters : The Country Blues between pages 64 - 65.
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Comments
The Critics
Notes
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ALTERNATIVE RECORDINGS
Bob Dylan
Other Artists
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Artist : Title : ALBUM, (Date) |
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For extensive information on alternate versions see Olof
Björner's excellent ...
It
Ain’t Me, Babe
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RECORDING DETAILS
| Recorded: |
22 November 1961 |
| Release Date : |
19 March 1962 |
| Published : |
MCA |
| Studio: |
Columbia Studio A, New York, New York, U.S.A. |
| Master Number: |
CO 68747-4 |
| Take: |
3 |
| Producer: |
John Hammond |
| Engineer/s: |
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| Company: |
CBS |
| Record Number : |
Columbia CL 1779
Columbia Stereo CS 8579 |
| CD Number: |
CBS 462835-2 |
| Record: |
Side B Track 6 (19 March 1962) |
| CD: |
Track 13 (Date) |
| Time: |
x.xx minutes |
Musician:
| Bob Dylan |
Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica |
All Recording Data usually from Record /Compact Disc Cover,
and
Clinton Heylin, Dylan : Behind Closed Doors - The Recording Sessions
1960-1994 Penguin Books 1996
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