| Lead Belly – Goodnight Irene Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I haven't heard the song with the first verse used above. The classic version was I asked your mother for you she told me that you was to young I wish to the lawd I never seen your face I’m sorry you ever were born. This always suggested to me that the song was about unrequited love for an underage girl; that may be my seedy way of thinking, but many of leadbelly's songs dealt with dark and disturbing themes. I agree with the king however that this is the greatest folk song recorded. |
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