Death Letter Blues
DP, Alan Lomax, Huddie Ledbetter, John Sr. Lomax
I got a letter
What you rang me rang
I got a letter
What you rang me rang
Said come home sweet papa
Your loving baby's dead
Went to the depo
Caught that train of mine
I Went to the depo
Caught that train of mine
When I walked in she was slowly dying
Went to her bedside
Looked down in her face
I Went to her bedside
Looked down in her face
Yeah you know I love you pretty mama
No one can take your place
Yeah they take my baby
To the burying grounds
Yeah they take my baby
To the burying grounds
Never hurt me so bad
Until they lay her down
You don't miss your water
Till that well go dry
You don't miss your water
Till that well go dry
You don't miss your pretty mama
She shake your hand goodbye