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comin' down
00:50
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up the ladder I did grope / that's no joke no that's no joke / up the ladder I did grope / and the hangman spread the rope / and never a word I spoke / comin' down
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good morning blues
05:35
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I woke up this mornin' the blues all around my bed / yes I woke up this mornin' the blues all around my bed / had no way of knowin' if I was alive or if I was dead / good mornin' blues oh blues how do you do / said good mornin' blues oh blues how do you do / I'm feelin' alright friend but how are you / yes I woke up this mornin' 'bout an hour before the day / yes I woke up this mornin' 'bout an hour before the day / just grabbin' for that pillow where my darlin' used to lay / if you ever been down you know just how I feel / yeah if you ever been down you know just how I feel / I feel like an engine ain't got no drivin' wheel / if I feel tomorrow like I feel today / if I feel tomorrow like I feel today / I'll be standin' right here but I'll be a thousand miles away / oh if the blues was whisky I'd stay drunk all the time / yeah if the blues was whisky I'd stay drunk all the time / I'd stay drunk darlin' just to clear you out my mind / I got the blues so bad it hurts my feet to walk / I got the blues so bad it hurts my feet to walk / I got the blues so bad it hurts my tongue to talk / I woke up this mornin' the blues all around my bed / yes I woke up this mornin' the blues all around my bed / had no way of knowin' if I was alive or if I was dead
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sailing in the boat
04:27
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sailin' in the boat when the tide runs high / sailin' in the boat when the tide runs high / sailin' in the boat when the tide runs high / waitin' for the pretty girls to come on by / here she comes so fresh and fair / sky blue eyes and curly hair / rosy cheeks dimple in her chin / say young man but you can't come in / rose in the garden for you young man / rose in the garden for you / rose in the garden get it if you can / but take care it's not a frost bitten one / here she comes so fresh and fair / sky blue eyes and curly hair / rosy cheeks dimple in her chin / say young man but you can't come in / choose your partner stay till day / choose your partner stay till day / choose your partner stay till day / don't you mind what the old folks say / here she comes so fresh and fair / sky blue eyes and curly hair / rosy cheeks dimple in her chin / say young man but you can't come in / old folks say it's the very best way / old folks say it's the very best way / old folks say it's the very best way / court all night and sleep all day / here she comes so fresh and fair / sky blue eyes and curly hair / rosy cheeks dimple in her chin / say young man but you can't come in
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rattlesnake
04:05
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rattlesnake o rattlesnake / what makes your teeth so white / I've been at the bottom all my life / and I ain't done nothin' but bite bite / no I ain't done nothin' but bite bite bite / groundhog o groundhog / what makes your back so brown / its a wonder I don't smother / livin' down in the ground ground / livin' down in the ground ground ground / rooster o rooster / what makes your claws so hard / been scratchin' this gravel all my days / it's a wonder I ain't tired tired / it's a wonder I ain't tired tired tired / jaybird o jaybird / what makes you fly so high / been robbin' your garden all my life / it's a wonder I don't die die / it's a wonder I don't die die die
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5. |
love is pleasin'
03:58
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oh love is pleasin' and love is teasin' / and love's a pleasure when first it's new / but love grows colder as love grows older / and fades away like the morning dew / I left my mother I left my father / I left my brother and my sister too / I left my home I left my family / I left them all for the love of you / oh love is pleasin' and love is teasin' / and love's a pleasure when first it's new / but love grows colder as love grows older / and fades away like the morning dew / if I had known before I courted / that love was such a heinous crime / I'd of locked my heart in a golden box / and tied it with a silver twine / oh love is pleasin' and love is teasin' / and love's a pleasure when first it's new / but love grows colder as love grows older / and fades away like the morning dew
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6. |
go get the ax
06:05
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peepin' through the knot-hole / of grandpa's wooden leg / who will wind the clock when I'm gone / go get the ax / there's a flea in sister's ear / for a boy's best friend is his mother / peepin' through the knot-hole / of grandpa's wooden leg / why do they build the shore so near the sea / who cut the sleeves / out of dear old daddy's vest / and dug up the dog's bones to build the sewer / a horse he stood around / with his feet upon the ground / oh who will wind the clock when I'm gone / go get the ax / there's a flea in sister's ear / but a boy's best friend is his mother / I fell from the window / a second-story window / caught my eyebrow on the window sill / the cellar is behind the door / sister's room behind the ax / but a boy's best friend is his mother / yes a boy's best friend is his mother / peepin' through the knot-hole / of grandpa's wooden leg / who will wind the clock when I'm gone / go get the ax / there's a flea in sister's ear / for a boy's best friend is his mother / yes a boy's best friend is his mother / yes a boy's best friend is his mother
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7. |
careless love
05:12
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love oh love oh careless love / love oh love oh careless love / love oh love oh careless love / see what love has done to me / sorrow sorrow flood my heart / sorrow sorrow flood my heart / sorrow sorrow flood my heart / when me and my true love we do part / I rue the day the day that we met / yes I rue the day the day that we met / I rue the day the day that we met / oh but that day I shall never forget / now all my money is spent and gone / yes now all my money is spent and gone / now all my money is spent and gone / oh love and money they don't last long / oh I love my friends and my family too / oh I love my friends and my family too / oh I love my friends and my family too / but I'd forsake them all for the love of you / oh I cried last night and the night before / said I cried last night and the night before / oh I cried last night and the night before / gonna cry tonight but I won't cry no more / love oh love oh careless love / love oh love oh careless love / love oh love oh careless love / see what love has done to me / oh its done and broke this heart of mine / yes its done and broke this heart of mine / oh its done and broke this heart of mine / and it'll break that heart of yours sometime / love oh love oh careless love / love oh love oh careless love / love oh love oh careless love / see what love has done to me / love oh love / see what love has done to me
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8. |
ain't gonna rain
02:41
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it ain't gonna rain / it ain't gonna snow / it ain't gonna rain no more / it ain't gonna rain no more / oh what did the blackbird / say to the crow / it ain't gonna hail / it ain't gonna snow / it ain't gonna rain no more / it ain't gonna rain / it ain't gonna snow / it ain't gonna rain no more / it ain't gonna rain no more / bake them biscuits / good and brown / it ain't gonna rain no more / swing your partner / round and round / it ain't gonna rain no more / it ain't gonna rain no more
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black is the color
04:54
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black is the color of my true love's hair / her cheeks like some rosy fair / the prettiest eyes and the neatest hands / I love the ground whereon she stands / I love my love and well she knows / I love the ground whereon she goes / if you no more on earth I see / I will not serve you as you have me / the winter is gone and the leaves are green / the time is gone that we have seen / but still I hope the time will come / when you and I shall be as one / I go to the river for to mourn and weep / but satisfied I never could sleep / I'll write you a letter in a few short lines / I'll suffer my death ten thousand times / fare you well my own true love / the time has passed but I wish you well / but still I hope the time will come / when you and I shall be as one / I love my love as well she knows / I love the ground whereon she goes / the prettiest face and the neatest hands / I love the ground whereon she stands
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10. |
I gave my love an apple
03:39
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I gave my love an apple without a core / I gave my love a dwelling without a door / and I gave my love a palace wherein she might be / that she might unlock it without a key / oh how can there be an apple without a core / and how can there be a dwelling without a door / and how can there be a palace wherein she might be / that she might unlock it without a key / my head is an apple without a core / my mind is a dwelling without a door / and my heart is a palace wherein she might be / that she might unlock it without a key / I gave my love a cherry without a stone / yeah I gave my love a chicken without a bone / and I told my love a story without an end / and I gave my love a garden she never need tend / oh how can there be a cherry without a stone / and how can there be a chicken without a bone / and how can there be a story without an end / and what is this garden she never need tend / when the cherry is in blossom it has no stone / when the chicken is in the egg it has no bone / and the story of I love you has no end / and it is a wild garden which she never need tend / yes it is a wild garden she never need tend
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11. |
man goin' round
05:22
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there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / and he took my mother's name / and he left my heart in pain / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / and he took my father's name / and he left my heart in pain / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / and he took my sister's name / and he left my heart in pain / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / and he took my brother's name / and he left my heart in pain / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / and he took my mother's name / and he left my heart in pain / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names / there's a man goin' 'round takin' names
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12. |
cock robin
03:16
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who killed cock robin / who killed cock robin / I said the sparrow with my little bow and arrow / it was I oh it was I / who caught his blood-o / who caught his blood-o / I said the fish with my little silver dish / it was I oh it was I / who sewed his shroud-o / who sewed his shroud-o / I said the eagle with my little thread and needle / it was I oh it was I / who made the coffin / who made the coffin / I said the snipe with my little pocket knife / it was I oh it was I / who dug his grave-o / who dug his grave-o / I said the owl with my little wooden trowel / it was I oh it was I / who lowered him down-o / who lowered him down-o / I said the crane with my little golden chain / it was I oh it was I / who sang the preachment / who sang the preachment / I said the rook with my little holy book / it was I oh it was I / who killed cock robin / who killed cock robin / I said the sparrow with my little bow and arrow / it was I oh it was I / it was I oh it was I / it was I oh it was I / it was I oh it was I
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13. |
I know moonlight
03:20
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I know moonlight / I know starlight / I lay this body down / I walk in moonlight / I walk in starlight / I lay this body down / I go to rest / in the evening of the day / when I lay this body down / I know moonlight / I know starlight / I lay this body down / I walk in moonlight / I walk in starlight / I lay this body down / I go to rest / in the evening of the day / when I lay this body down / when I lay this body down
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down in the valley
04:36
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down in the valley / the valley so low / hang my head over / hear the wind blow / hear the wind blow my love / hear the wind blow / hang my head over / and hear the wind blow / if you do not love me / then love whom you will / of false hearted lovers / I have had my fill / but throw your arms 'round me / a stone into the lake / throw your arms 'round me / feel my heart break / down in the valley / the valley so low / hang my head over / hear the wind blow / I write you this letter / I will send it by mail / and hang my head over / and hear the wind wail / I would build you a tower / on a mountain top high / where I could turn and see you / waving goodbye / waving goodbye my love / waving goodbye / the last time I saw you / you were waving goodbye / roses love sunshine / violets love the dew / until the day I die / I will love you / down in the valley / the valley so low / hang my head over / hear the wind blow / down in the valley / the valley so low / hang my head over / hear the wind blow
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I wish I was a little bird / I would fly up in a tree / I would sit and sing my sad little song / I can't stay here by myself / no I can't stay here by myself / I wish I was a little fish / I would swim way down in the sea / I would sit and sing my sad little song / but I can't stay here by myself / no I can't stay here by myself / I wish I was a little bird / I would fly up in a tree / I would sit and sing my sad little song / but I can't stay here by myself / no I can't stay here by myself / I wish I was a little fish / I would swim way down in the sea / I would sit and sing my sad little song / but I can't stay here by myself / no I can't stay here by myself / I wish I was a little bird / I would fly up in a tree / I would sit and sing my sad little song / but I can't stay here by myself / no I can't stay here by myself / I wish I was a little fish / I would swim way down in the sea / I would sit and sing my sad little song / but I can't stay here by myself / no I can't stay here by myself / I can't stay here by myself / no I can't stay here by myself / I can't stay here by myself no / I can't stay here by myself
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put to sleep the old man
02:37
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put to sleep put to sleep / put to sleep the old man / put him to sleep wash his feet / draw a drink for the old man / put to sleep put to sleep / put to sleep the old man / put him to sleep wash his feet / draw a drink for the old man / put to sleep put to sleep / put to sleep the old man / put him to sleep wash his feet / draw a drink for the old man
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Bertie Koller Whitefield, Maine
Bertie Koller draws his original songs forth from a place of observation, experience, & imagination. Influenced by the raw, straightforward approach of early American blues & folk music, as well as the gamut of past & contemporary songwriters & musicians, Bertie's songs are lyrical & rhythmic episodes of love, heartache, prophecy, reflection, the sun, moon, rivers, rain & so on. ... more
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