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Let the Midnight Special
Shine her light on me.


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Look a here people, listen to me,
Don't try to find no home in Washington DC
Lord, it's a bourgeois town, it's a bourgeois town.


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It may sound a little funny
But you didn't make very much money
In them old cotton fields at home.


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Home of the brave, land of the free
I don't wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie.


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On a Monday I was arrested,
On a Tuesday I was locked up in jail,
On a Wednesday my trial was attested,
On a Thursday nobody wouldn't go my bail.
Yes, I'm almost done,
Yes, I'm almost done.


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Go down, ol' Hannah,
Don't you rise, no more,
Well, if you rise in the mornin'
Set this world on Fire.


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Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene,
I'll kiss you in my dreams.


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Born: January 20, 1889
Died: December 6, 1949 (aged 60)
Bio: Huddie William Ledbetter was an American folk and blues musician notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced. He is best known as Lead Belly.
Known for:
  1. Negro Sinful Songs (1939)
  2. King of the 12-String Guitar
  3. Lead Belly's Last Sessions
  4. Complete Blues: The Definitive Leadbelly
  5. Folkways: The Original Vision (Woody and LeadBelly)

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