Old Jeremiah

Album: Folk Music Of The United States Album III (1934)
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  • By myself
    By myself
    By myself
    By myself
    By myself
    You know I've got to go
    You got to run
    I've got to run
    You got to run
    By myself
    By myself
    By myself
    I got a letter
    I got a letter
    Ol' brownskin
    Tell you what she say
    "Leavin' tomorrow,
    Tell you goodbye"
    O my Lordy
    O my Lordy
    O my Lordy
    O my Lordy
    O my Lordy
    O my Lordy
    Well, well, well
    Well, well, well
    O my Lordy
    O my Lordy
    O my Lordy
    O my Lordy
    Well, well, well
    Well, well, well
    I've got a rock
    You got a rock
    Rock is death
    O my Lordy
    O my Lord
    Well, well, well
    Run here, Jeremiah
    Run here, Jeremiah
    I must go
    On my way
    On my way
    On my way
    On my way
    Who's that ridin' the chariot?
    Who's that ridin' the chariot?
    Well, well, well

    One mornin'
    Before the evening
    Sun was goin' down
    Sun was goin' down
    Sun was goin' down
    Behind them western hills
    Behind them western hills
    Behind them western hills
    Old number 12
    Comin' down the track
    Comin' down the track
    Comin' down the track
    See that black smoke
    See that old engineer
    See that engineer
    See that engineer
    Tol' that old fireman
    Ring his ol' bell
    With his hand
    Rung his engine bell
    Rung his engine bell
    Well, well, well
    Well, well, well
    Jesus tell the man,
    Say, I got your life
    In My Hand;
    I got your life
    In My Hand
    In My Hand
    Well, well, well
    0l' fireman told,
    Told that engineer,
    Ring your black bell,
    Ding, ding, ding,
    Ding, ding, ding, ding
    0l' fireman say
    That mornin',
    Well, well, well
    Well, well, well
    0l' fireman say,
    Well, well,
    I'm gonna grab my
    Old whistle soon
    Wah, wah, ho,
    Wah, wah, wah, wah, ho,
    Wah, wah, ho,
    Wah, wah, wah, ho
    Soon, soon, soon,
    Well, well, well,
    0l' engineer,
    I've got your life
    In my hands
    In my hands
    Told your father
    Told your father
    Well, well, well
    I was travellin'
    I was travellin'
    I was ridin'
    I was ridin'
    Over there
    Ol' engineer
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