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Cross Road Blues (R. Johnson)

from The Last Shot Got Him by Scott Ainslie

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Johnson's slide masterpiece about the sundown curfews for blacks common all across the former Confederate states. The Devil at the crossroads was a white man with violence in his heart. Know that.

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Cross Road Blues (Robert Johnson)

I went down to the cross road.
Fell down on my knees
I went down to the cross road.
Fell down on my knees.
Asked the Lord above for mercy,
“save a poor boy if you please.”

Standing at the cross road.
I tried to flag a ride.
Standing at the cross road.
I tried to flag a ride.
Didn’t nobody seem to know me.
Everybody pass me by.

Well, the sun’s goin’ down, child.
Oh, that dark’s gonna catch me here.
Well, the sun’s goin’ down, child.
Oh, that dark’s gonna catch me here.
And I haven’t got no lovin’, sweet woman
who loves and feels my care.

You can run, you can run,
tell my friend, boy, Willie Brown.
You can run, you can run,
tell my friend, boy, Willie Brown.
Well, that I’m standin’ at the cross road, babe.
I believe I’m sinkin’ down.

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from The Last Shot Got Him, track released September 22, 2014

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Scott Ainslie Brattleboro, Vermont

A long history with older black blues and gospel players in the mid-South marks Ainslie's work deeply. He transcribed all of Robert Johnson's recorded songs for "Robert Johnson/At The Crossroads" (Hal Leonard, 1992) and has a teaching DVD on Johnson's music. A fine songwriter with a social conscience and a belief in the power of music to move and inspire, Ainslie's voice is a great force for good! ... more

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