Miner's Refrain Gillian Welch

In the black dust towns of East Tennessee All the works about the same Well you may not go to a job in the ground But you'll learn the Miner's Refrain [Chorus] I'm down in a hole, I'm down in a hole Down

Tennessee Gillian Welch

never been an angel I learned to say hosannas on my knees But they threw me out of Sunday school when I was nine And the sisters said I did just as I pleased Even so I try to be a good girl It\'s

Silver Dagger Gillian Welch

I\'m on the dark side of a hollow hill The sun comes up, babe, but it\'s hard to get my fill Your blues are rapping and it fits my mood I\'m through with Bibles and I\'m through with food Somebody\

I Made A Lovers Prayer Gillian Welch

I made a lovers prayer I made a lovers prayer Then watched the sky Then wanted to cry S only you and I And how I try I made a lovers prayer I made a lovers prayer I made a lovers prayer Help me rise above

Wayside / Back In Time Gillian Welch

in the fall If I can’t have you all the time, I won’t have none at all Oh, I wish I was in Frisco in a brand new pair of shoes I’m sittin’ here in Nashville with Norman’s

Hard Times Gillian Welch

re gonna make it yet to the end of the row\" Singing \"hard times ain\'t gonna rule my mind Hard times ain\'t gonna rule my mind, Bessie Hard times ain\'t gonna rule my mind no more\" Said it\'s

Scarlet Town Gillian Welch

Buddy I went down to Scarlet Town Never been there before You slept on a feather bed I slept on the floor I don\'t mind a lean old time Or drinking my coffee cold But the things I seen in Scarlet ...

The Way It Will Be Gillian Welch

I lost you awhile ago but still I don't know why I can't say your name without a crow flying by I got to watch my back now that you turned me around Got me walking backwards into my hometown Throw ...

Caleb Meyer Gillian Welch

Caleb Meyer, he lived aloneIn them hollarin' pinesHe made a little whiskey for himselfSaid it helped to pass the timeLate one evening in back of my house,Caleb came aroundHe called my name 'til I c...

Good Til Now Gillian Welch

Balled out wasted and I feel I'm going downBalled out wasted and I feel I'm going downGood bye darling, I've been good 'til nowI went walking with a girl as pure as milkI went walking with a girl a...

The Devil Had A Hold Of Me Gillian Welch

Now, I was just a girl of twoNow, I was just a girl of twoWith golden heart and a button shoeThe devil had a hold of meThe devil had hold of meI turned my head and I could seeThe devil had hold of ...

My Morphine Gillian Welch

I never wasted time on two or threeThere's only one girl for meThere was a time she used to treat me fineBut lately she's been acting awful stonedMakes a man weep aloneeye dee oh lay ee teeeye dee ...

One Morning Gillian Welch

One mornin', one mornin' as work I begunWhat did I see ridin' out of the sunOn the road from LexingtonOne rider, one rider beatin' the breezeDown on his saddle, low to his kneesComin' through my wi...

Honey Now Gillian Welch

I can't be calledBegged or boughtIf you want to be myJohnny on the spot[Chorus]Honey now now nowHoney now now nowYou know later won'tDo me no good anyhowHoney now now nowFront door's shutBack door ...

I'm Not Afraid To Die Gillian Welch

Nobody knows what waits aheadBeyond the earth and skyLie-d Lie-d LieI'm not afraid to dieAnd there the work of my own handBe broken by and byLie-d Lie-d LieI'm not afraid to dieSometimes it finds m...

Rock Of Ages Gillian Welch

[Chorus]Round, round, I wanna go roundWanna see the rock of agesWhen my body gives out Gonna read the final pagesOh, my mother who's goneShe told me I should meet herSomeday streets of goldGonna gu...

Whiskey Girl Gillian Welch

Nowhere man And the whiskey girlNowhere manAnd the whiskey girlThey loaded up forA weekend in the underworldI'd take you downHoney if I couldI'd take you downHoney if I couldWe'd find a ...

Winter's Come And Gone Gillian Welch

Oh little red birdCome to my window sillBeen so lonesomeShaking that morning chillOh little red birdOpen your mouth and sayBeen so lonesomeJust about flown away[Chorus]So long now I've been out ...

Orphan Girl Gillian Welch

I am an orphan on God's highwayBut I'll share my troubles if you go my wayI have no mother no fatherNo sister no brotherI am an orphan girlI have had friendships pure and goldenBut the ties of kins...

Annabelle Gillian Welch

I lease twenty acres and one Jenny muleFrom the Alabama trustHalf of the cotton, a third of the cornYa get a handful of dustChorus:And we can not have all things to please usNo matter how we tryUnt...

Pass You By Gillian Welch

I got an old V-8 from the year I was bornDon't look like much, just a flat black FordThe engine's clean, I could paint it somedayBut most of the time I like it this wayDon't turn no head, don't cat...

Barroom Girls Gillian Welch

Oh the night came undone like a party dressAnd fell at her feet in a beautiful messThe smoke and the whiskey came home in her curlsAnd they crept through the dreams of the barroom girlsWell she tos...

One More Dollar Gillian Welch

A long time ago I left my homeFor a job in the fruit treesBut I missed those hills with the windy pinesFor their song seemed to suit meSo I sent my wages to my homeAns said we'd soon be togetherFor...

By The Mark Gillian Welch

When I cross overI will shout and singI will know my saviorBy the mark where the nails have beenCHORUS:By the mark where the nails have beenBy the sign upon his precious skinI will know my savior w...

Paper Wings Gillian Welch

Paper wings, all torn and bentBut you made me feel that they were heaven sentPaper wings, not real at allBut they took me high enough to really fallYour paper kisses faded too soonJust like a paper...

Tear My Stillhouse Down Gillian Welch

Put no stone at my head, no flowers on my tombNo gold plated sign in a marble pillared roomThe one thing I want when they lay me in the groundWhen I die tear my stillhouse downOh tear my stillhouse...

Acony Bell Gillian Welch

The fairest bloom the mountain knowIs not an iris or a wild roseBut the little flower of which I'll tellKnown as the brave agony bellJust a simple flower so small and plainWith a pearly hue and a l...

Only One And Only Gillian Welch

There's a hundred bluebirdsUp above the cloudsPutting all the color in the skyAnd twice as many tear dropsthere to wash it downEvery one's another lullabyBut there's only one and onlyWho could go a...

Look At Miss Ohio Gillian Welch

Oh me oh my oh, look at Miss OhioShes a-running around with her rag-top downShe says I wanna do right but not right nowGonna drive to Atlanta and live out this fantasyRunning around with the rag-to...

Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor Gillian Welch

Make me down a pallet on your floorMake me down a pallet on your floorMake me down a pallet soft and lowWhen Im broken I got no where to goBeen hangin around with a good time friends of mineHangin ...

I Had A Real Good Mother And Father Gillian Welch

I had a real good mother and fatherAnd they surely stood the testAnd now theyre in bright gloryAnd are sleeping on the saviors breastThey set a good example for meAnd they taught me how to prayNow ...

One Monkey Gillian Welch

One monkey dont stop the showOne monkey dont stop the showOne monkey dont stop the showWhoa, so get on boardOne monkey dont stop the showOne monkey dont stop the showOne monkey dont stop the showWh...

No One Knows My Name Gillian Welch

Oh my mother was just a girl, seventeenOh my mother was just a girl, seventeenAnd my dad was passin through doing things a man will doOh my mother was just a girl, seventeenIts a wonder that Im in ...

Lowlands Gillian Welch

Saw a girl on the street from my homeLike a fire on the hillside she shownAnd I knew right then that my best days were goneAnd Id been, been in the lowlands too longOh Ive been in the lowlands too ...

One Little Song Gillian Welch

Theres gotta be a song let to singCause everybody cant of thought of everythingOne little song that aint been sungOne little rag that aint been wrung out completely yetGotta a little leftOne little...

Wrecking Ball Gillian Welch

Well now, boys, I'm a rollin stone.That's what I was when I just left home.I took every secret that I'd ever knownAnd headed for the wallLike a wrecking ball.Started down a little road of sinPlayin...

Revelator Gillian Welch

Darling remember from when you come to methat Im the pretender,Im not what Im supposed to bebut who could know, lf Im a traitor?times the revelator, revelator.They caught the katy, and left me a mu...

My First Lover Gillian Welch

My first loverMy first loverHe was tall and breezy with his long hair downBut he gets a little hazy when I think of him nowMy first loverMy first loverHe was always talking trying to bring me downB...

Dear Someone Gillian Welch

I want to go all over the worldAnd start living freeI know that there's somebody whoIs waiting for meI'll build a boat, steady and trueAs soon as it's doneI'm going to sail along in the dreamsOf my...

Red Clay Halo Gillian Welch

All the girls all dance with the boys from the city,And they don't care to dance with me.Now it ain't my fault that the fields are muddy,And the red clay stains my feet.And it's under my nails and ...

I Want To Sing That Rock and Roll Gillian Welch

I want to sing that rock and roll.I want to 'lectrify my soul,'Cause everybody been making a shoutSo big and loud, been drowning me out.I want to sing that rock and roll.I want to reach that glory ...

Elvis Presley Blues Gillian Welch

When the iceberg hit,Oh they must have known,God moves on the waterLike Casey Jones.So I walked downtownOn my telephone,And took a lazy turnThrough the redeye zone.It was a five-band bill,A two-dol...

Ruination Day Part 2 Gillian Welch

And the great barge sank.And the Okies fled.And the great emancipatertook a bullet in the head.in the head...took a bullet in the back of the head.It was not December.Was not in May.Was the 14th of...

Everything Is Free Gillian Welch

(Chorus:)Everything is free now,That's what they say.Everything I ever loved,I'm going to give it away.Someone hit the big score.They figured it out,That we're gonna do it anyway,Even if doesn't pa...

I Dream A Highway Gillian Welch

Oh I dream a highway back to you loveA winding ribbon with a band of goldA silver vision come and rest my soulI dream a highway back to youJohn he's kicking out the footlightsThe Grand Ole Opry's g...

The Way It Goes Gillian Welch

Becky Johnson bought the farmPut a needle in her armThat's the way that it goesThat's the wayAnd her brother laid her downIn the cold Kentucky groundThat's the way that it goesThat's the wayThat's ...

April The 14th Part 1 Gillian Welch

When the iceberg hitWasn't much to knowThat God moves on the waterLike Casey JonesSo I walked downtownOn my telephoneAnd took a lazy turnThrough the red eye zoneIt was a five band billA two dollar ...

I'll Fly Away Gillian Welch

Some glad morning when this life is o'er,I'll fly away;To a home on God's celestial shore,I'll fly away (I'll fly away).I'll fly away, Oh GloryI'll fly away; (in the morning)When I die, Hallelujah,...

I'll Fly Away (Soundtrack Ver.) (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss

Some bright morning when this life is o`er I`ll fly away To that home on God`s celestial shore I`ll fly away.

Miner Clifford T Ward

He's in a very bad waySomeone will tell his wifeThey'll run and fetch the doctorTo try and save his life.He was the underground manA slave to rock and mudThe self appointed cave manThe nation's lif...