Well, it's on a one table, knife, a fork and a pan, "Midnight Special" is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the south of the USA. Whenever I hear Lead Belly sing "Goodnight Irene," or "Matchbox Blues." Sheriff Benson will arrest you, he'll carry you down Before Rounder had the good sense to issue Midnight Special and two other impressive volumes of Lomax-sponsored Leadbelly material- Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In and Let It Shine on Me-this music was unavailable stateside for almost twenty years. 5, The Definitive Leadbelly ( 3 CD Clambox ), Let It Shine on Me -- The Library of Congress Recordings, The Titanic: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. This album contains important recordings of Huddie Ledbetter made by Alan Lomax under the aegis of the Library of Congress between 1934 and 1942. Included are two raw- boned performances of "Irene," the voice and slide guitar tableau 'Matchbox Blues," and an Angola prison entreaty for parole to the Louisiana Governor (it fell on receptive ears). Please try again. Brought me damn near ever'thing but the jailhouse key Featured on this 15-track anthology are a couple of his most famous songs, including "Irene" (here presented in two versions) and "Midnight Special." In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. For anyone who doesn't know, The story of the "Borgeoius Blues came to Pass when Leadbelly was in Washington recording music for the Library of Congress, where my dad used to work. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Unable to add item to List. Well, it's on a one table, knife, a fork and a pan, You go a-marching to the table, see the same damn thing Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2019. By then, the much-traveled, oft-jailed Huddie Leadbetter had assembled a repertoire that was laden with what would become signature Leadbelly tunes. Well you wake up in the morning, hear the ding dong ring, You go a-marching to the table, see the same damn thing Well, it's on a one table, Lyrics There ain't no doctor, in all the lan' --Steven Stolder, This is a trove of fifteen Leadbelly blues and ragtime songs recorded primitively in the 1930s by folklorists John and Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress. Difficulty: intermediate. Ships from and sold by parkslopemusic. She brought me little coffee, she brought me little tea It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Another folk singer who was with him said. But I'd strongly reccomend it to those who don't know about LeadBelly. The heart never soars as high and free as when it is being held down tight with shackles and these versions illustrate that. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. The song has been covered by many artists. Can cure the fever of a convict man, Leadbelly Lyrics provided by SongLyrics.com. Let the midnight special, shine her ever-loving light on me This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Some white-boy from the north came down with his equipment. Download Pdf. She brought me little coffee, she brought me little tea And if the jury finds you guilty, penitentiary bound I like the story about how the "Borgeoius Blues," came to birth. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I personally don't have any of his other albums. This is just a preview! Customers who … "I don' believe that Rosie loves me", well tell me why A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Leadbelly would be at Carnegie Hall if he was still living. Add lyrics on Musixmatch. If you ever go to Houston, you better walk right, you better not stagger, you better not fight Leadbelly - Midnight Special (Remastered) Lyrics. Tuning: E A D G B E. Author Unregistered. Can cure the fever of a convict man. Let the midnight special, shine her light on me Let the midnight special shine a light on me Let the midnight special shine it's ever-lovin' light on me [Verse 2: Lead Belly] When you gets up in the mornin', when that big bell ring You go a-marching to the table, see the same damn thing Go directly to shout page. 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