Skip James - Jane Crow Lyrics
Jane Crow 2:59 Trk 12Nehemiah Curtis 'Skip' JamesSkip James - vocal, guitar and pianoAlbum: Blues From The DeltaFrom Vanguard 'Today!' album 1966VSD 79219Vanguard Records CD 96517-2 1998Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.comNote: hyphen=unsung wordCrow Janie, Crow Janie, Crow JaneDon't you hold your head highSomeday baby, you knowYou got to dieYou got to lay down an -You got to die, you got to -You know, I wanna buy me a pistolWants me forty rounds of ballShoot Crow Jane, just to see her fallShe got to fall, she got to -She got to fall, she got to-That's the reason I begged, Crow JaneNot to hold her head, so highSomeday baby, you knowYou got to dieYou got to lay down an -When I dug her graveWith a silver spadeAin't nobody gon' takeMy Crow Jane placeYou can't take her placeNo, you can't take her -That's the reason I begged, Crow JaneNot to hold her head, too highSomeday baby, you knowYou got to dieYou got to lay down an -You know, I let her downWith a golden chainAn ev'ry linkI would call my, Crow Jane nameCrow Jane, Crow -Crow Jane, Crow -You know I never missed my water'Till my well went dryDidn't miss Crow JaneUntil the day she died'Till the day-ay-ay-ay she -That's the reason I begged, Crow JaneNot to hold her head, too highSomeday baby, you know you got to dieYou got to lay down and -You got to die, you got to -You know, I dug her graveEight feet in the groundDidn't feel sorryUntil they let her downThey had to let her downHad-a -They had to let her downThat's the reason I begged, Crow JaneNot to hold her head, too highSomeday baby, you know you got to dieYou got to lay down and. -(guitar to end)~
