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Lightnin' Hopkins Lyrics
When I lay myself to sleep pray that I don't go too deep
Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won
Because it's cold down
Gold down there, crow!
Flat lands, low lands on the track
Shows the water pan the track
Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won
Close up hands to silhouette, crow!
Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won
Hound bark on the track
Hound crow hold onto your hat
Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won
Low lands timberlands
Bad lands, bird lands
Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won
Because it's cold down
Gold down there, crow!
Shows the water pan the track
Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won
Close up hands to silhouette, crow!
Hound crow hold onto your hat
Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won
Low lands timberlands
Bad lands, bird lands
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Course, this song is named after Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, the country guitarist. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightnin%27_Hopkins).
Could be about dying, and saying that you gave in to all of the bad stuff in the world.
I don't know what the song is about. Lyrics would indicate that the author saw a Lightnin' Hopkins documentary given the second set of lines and was impressed enough with Hopkins and blues to write a song and immortalize the immortal Lightnin'...just sayin.