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Jack Barksdale - Before the Devil Knows | OurVinyl Sessions
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Jack Barksdale
Jack Barksdale
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Guthrie Kennard
Guthrie Kennard
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
OurVinyl
OurVinyl
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Lyrics

Dark was the night, cold was the ground
Dressed for Sunday on a Saturday night
Blind Willie singing gospel blues
Down on the corner for the nickels and dimes
Let your left hand slide let your right hand go
May you get to heaven ‘fore the Devil knows
Seven whistles and seven crows
Let your left hand slide let your right hand go
May you get to heaven ‘fore the Devil knows
Go down Moses to the sea
Over yonder Galilee
Two trains running let freedom ring
Looking for the moss on the trees
Let your left hand slide let your right hand go
May you get to heaven ‘fore the Devil knows
Seven whistles and seven crows
Let your left hand slide let your right hand go
May you get to heaven ‘fore the Devil knows
Two nails, a bottle, and bailing wire
Hear them holler in the fields
61 crosses 49
Gotta pick the chicken while the water is hot
Let your left hand slide let your right hand go
May you get to heaven ‘fore the Devil knows
Seven whistles and seven crows
Let your left hand slide let your right hand go
May you get to heaven ‘fore the Devil knows
Written by: Guthrie Kennard, Jack Barksdale

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