Lyrics
They shaved his head took away his shoes, then he touches her face and some words are said
and hear blind willie harper play the blues
In the scarlet light of beal street willie harper found a home, and a-he d sing hey jenny
Uh he could make that guitar sing, all alone in the dark this way
sweet or dirty white or black just drop a nickel in the hat
and a-he d sing hey jenny why d you go and leave me
why d you go and leave with me
And a-he d sing hey jenny, you should have heard that pavement ring
In the scarlet light of beal street willie harper found a home, and a-he d sing hey jenny why d you go and leave me
When blind willie harper played the blues, in the scarlet light of beal street willie harper found a home
Willie stops in the middle of the song as a love dealin lady walks by, we heard blind willie harper singin the blues, willie stops in the middle of the song as a love dealin lady walks by
now from a window of a beal street jail cell
Why d you go and leave with me, you should have heard that pavement ring Harper, a any song you name he don t refuse
And a-he d sing hey jenny, he says a you smell sweet like someone i once knew Willie, blind willie walks off singin the blues
Why d you go and leave with me, sad as a whipperwill clear as a bell
with these blind man dues to pay and these blues to play
And a-he d sing hey jenny why d you go and leave me, all alone in the dark this way
Uh he could make that guitar sing, a any song you name he don t refuse
They shaved his head took away his shoes, when blind willie harper played the blues
And a-he d sing hey jenny why d you go and leave me, with these blind man dues to pay and these blues to play
With these blind man dues to pay and these blues to play, why d you go and leave me, in the scarlet light of beal street willie harper found a home
And a-he d sing hey jenny why d you go and leave me, why d you go and leave me, and a knife blade shines and her blood runs red
Then he touches her face and some words are said, sweet or dirty white or black just drop a nickel in the hat Bobby, all alone in the dark this way
With these blind man dues to pay and these blues to play, when blind willie harper played the blues Willie, sad as a whipperwill clear as a bell
On a stone cold night in memphis willie harper came to town, why d you go and leave with me
Why d you go and leave with me, on a stone cold night in memphis willie harper came to town
Then he touches her face and some words are said, a any song you name he don t refuse, we heard blind willie harper singin the blues
With a blue tick hound at his heels and a dime in his shoe, we heard blind willie harper singin the blues Bare, why d you go and leave with me
they shaved his head took away his shoes
All alone in the dark this way, all alone in the dark this way
why d you go and leave me
with a blue tick hound at his heels and a dime in his shoe
with these blind man dues to pay and these blues to play
All alone in the dark this way, with these blind man dues to pay and these blues to play
A any song you name he don t refuse, when blind willie harper played the blues
and a-he d sing hey jenny
A any song you name he don t refuse, sweet or dirty white or black just drop a nickel in the hat, then he touches her face and some words are said
We heard blind willie harper singin the blues, why d you go and leave with me, willie stops in the middle of the song as a love dealin lady walks by
You should have heard that pavement ring, sweet or dirty white or black just drop a nickel in the hat