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I just can't keep from crying (Blind Willie Johnson)

from Turkey Doolin at the Ya​’​ll Zig by Benjamin Adair Murphy

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An amazing Blind Willie Johnson song. I couldn't really understand what he was singing when I first heard it, so I made up some new lyrics...

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Well, I just can't keep from crying sometimes
Well, I just can't keep from crying sometimes
When my heart is filled with sorrow and my eyes are filled with tears
I just can't keep from crying sometimes

My mother often told me, don’t you throw your life away
Nothing is your own, nothing’s here to stay
But I'm on the King's Highway, yes I'm on the King's Highway
I just can't keep from crying sometimes

No I just can't keep from crying sometimes
Well, I just can't keep from crying sometimes
When my heart is full of sorrow and my eyes are filled with tears
I just can't keep from crying sometimes

Well it hurt when she first left me, I grieved a little while
But I said it did not matter, and I hid behind a smile
But now that I am older, I’m ashamed of what I told her
I just can't keep from crying sometimes

No I just can't keep from crying sometimes
Well, I just can't keep from crying sometimes
When my heart is full of sorrow and my eyes are filled with tears
I just can't keep from crying sometimes

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from Turkey Doolin at the Ya​’​ll Zig, released July 12, 2019
Turkey Doolin: guitar, vocals

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Benjamin Adair Murphy Mexico City, Mexico

www.benjaminadairmurphy.com Benjamin fronted the NYC band the Blue Eighty Eights, and has recorded solo albums in Brooklyn, Rome, and Mexico City. He has written lyrics for Nanuchka, Roiki, Electro Morocco, the Monophonic Shooting Spree, and other artists. ... more

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