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Black Mountain Blues lyrics
Early Performances
Black Mountain Blues
Out in Black Mountain a child will SPIT IN your face
I'm saying out on Black Mountain a child will SPIT IN your face
The babies cryin' for liquor, and all the birds sing bass
Well, those people in Black Mountain are mean as they can be
And those people in Black Mountain are mean as they can be
Now they uses gun powder just to sweeten up their tea
Well, out in Black Mountain you can't keep a good man in jail
Yeah, out in Black Mountain you can't keep a good man in jail
'Cause if the jury convicts him, the judge will pay his bail
I had a man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man in town
I had a man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man in the town
But then he met a city gal, that's when he throwed me down
Lord, I'm bound for Black Mountain, me and my razor and my gun
I'm going back to Black Mountain, me and my razor and my gun
I'm gonna CUT him if he stands still, GONNA SHOOT him if he runs
Lord, now you've heard my story, now you've heard my news
Lord, now you've heard my story, now you've heard my news
Now my man can clear off, I've got the Blackest Mountain blues
Early Performances
Black Mountain Blues
Part of these releases
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- Track 19 on Dave Van Ronk: The Folkways Years, 1959-1961
- 18 Come Back Baby
- 20 My Baby's So Sweet
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- Track 2 on Ballads, Blues & a Spiritual
- 1 Duncan and Brady
- 3 In the Pines
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- Track 2 on Gambler's Blues
- 1 Duncan and Brady
- 3 In the Pines
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- Track 19 on The Folkways Years 1959-61
- 18 Come Back Baby
- 20 My Baby's So Sweet
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- Track 2 on Black Mountain Blues
- 1 Duncan and Brady
- 3 In the Pines
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