Cross Road Blues
Lyrics
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above, "Have mercy, now save poor Bob, if you please" Yeo, standin' at the crossroad, tried to flag a ridefull lyrics...
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above, "Have mercy, now save poor Bob, if you please" Yeo, standin' at the crossroad, tried to flag a ridefull lyrics...
Features Of This Song
blues rootsmild rhythmic syncopation
heavy melodic ornamentation
repetitive melodic phrasing
acoustic sonority
minor key tonality
an emotional male lead vocal performance
acoustic rhythm guitars
sad lyrics
These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this song by the Music Genome Project.
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I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees Publisher: MPCA KING OF SPADES Ooo, eee, I tried to flag a ride Standin' at the crossroad, baby, eee, eee, risin' sun goin' down Yeo, standin' at the crossroad, tried to flag a ride You can run, you can run, tell my friend, Willie Brown And I went to the crossroad, mama, I looked east and west That I got the crossroad blues this mornin', Lord, babe, I'm sinkin' down I believe to my soul, now, poor Bob is sinkin' down Didn't nobody seem to know me, babe, everybody pass me by Standin' at the crossroad, baby, risin' sun goin' down Songwriter: Robert Leroy Johnson Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman, ooh well, babe, in my distress I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above, "Have mercy, now save poor Bob, if you please" I went to the crossroad, baby, I looked east and west You can run, you can run, tell my friend, Willie Brown






