Death Letter Blues Lyrics

Song	Death Letter Blues
Artist	Son House
Album	The Legendary Son House - Father of Folk Blues
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[00:01.10]	Death Letter - Various Artists
[00:06.72]	I got a letter this morning
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[00:08.87]	how do you reckon it read?
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[00:13.28]	Hurry the gal you love is dead
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[00:15.81]	I got a letter this morning
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[00:19.07]	How you reckon it read
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[00:23.96]	he say, hurry, hurry
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[00:26.94]	On account that gal you love is dead
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[00:32.27]	I grabbed up my suitcase
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[00:35.48]	I took off down the road
[00:37.65]	When i got there she was laying
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[00:39.71]	On the cooling board
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[00:41.69]	Yes, i grabbed up my suitcase
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[00:43.78]	I took off down the road
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[00:49.08]	When i got there
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[00:52.26]	She was laying
[00:53.15]	Lain on the cooling board well,
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[00:57.31]	I walked up right close
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[01:00.59]	I look down in her face
[01:02.61]	Oh, good gal
[01:03.59]	Gotta lay here till Judgment Day
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[01:06.75]	I said i walked up right close
[01:08.82]	I said i look down in her face
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[01:13.99]	Oh, the good old gal!
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[01:17.16]	Gotta lay here till judgment day
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[01:22.19]	Look like ten thousand people
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[01:24.37]	Standing round the burying ground
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[01:27.25]	I didn't know i loved
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[01:29.37]	Her till they laid her down
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[01:31.54]	Look like ten thousand
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[01:33.89]	Standing round the burial ground
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[01:38.76]	I didn't know that i love her
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[01:41.91]	Till they laid her down well
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[01:46.87]	I fold up my arms
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[01:49.99]	I slowly walk away
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[01:52.16]	I say farewell honey.
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[01:54.04]	I see you Judgment Day.
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[01:56.25]	Yeah, with nobody
[01:59.35]	I slowly walk away
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[02:03.46]	I say farewell honey
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[02:06.62]	I see you Judgment Day
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[02:11.74]	You know
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[02:13.20]	I didn't feel so bad
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[02:14.82]	Till the good old sun when down
[02:16.76]	I didn't have a soul to throw my aroundarms
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[02:21.00]	I didn't feel so bad
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[02:23.10]	Till the good old sun down
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[02:36.62]	You know it's so hard to love someone
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[02:39.84]	Don't love you
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[02:41.71]	Look like it ain't satisfaction don't care
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[02:43.80]	What you do
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[02:45.37]	Yeah so hard to love someone don't love you
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[02:53.13]	You konw
[02:53.95]	Seem like it ain't satisfaction
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[02:56.50]	Don't care what you do
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[03:01.32]	Well, i woke up this morning
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[03:04.59]	The break of day just hugging the pillows
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[03:08.47]	She used to lay
[03:09.91]	I say,
[03:10.75]	Soon.
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[03:11.95]	This mourning at break of day
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[03:17.86]	You konw
[03:18.66]	Just hugging the pillows
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[03:21.17]	Where my good gal used to lay
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[03:26.63]	And i got up this morning feeling
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[03:31.29]	You know i must have the Walking Blues
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[03:35.36]	I say, Soon.
[03:36.41]	This mourning
[03:37.44]	Feeling round for my shoes
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[03:42.66]	You know
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[03:44.01]	Nobody?
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[03:45.63]	I must have the Walking Blues
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[03:50.82]	Hush!
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[03:53.91]	Thought i heard her call my name
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[03:55.91]	Wasn't so loud
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[03:57.89]	So nice and plain
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