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A Prison Songbook

by The Golden Glows

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1.
The Murderer's Home 03:04
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The Murderer’s Home I ain’t got long, oh mama I ain’t got long, oh I ain’t got long I ain’t got long in the murderer’s home Pray for me, oh mama Pray for me, pray for me Lord, I got a long holdover and I can’t go free I ain’t got long, oh mama I ain’t got long, on I ain’t got long I ain’t got long in the murderer’s home
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Hammer Ring 04:58
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Hammer Ring Well-a looky looky yonder Where the sun done gone I’s is just-a workin’ For a 100 summers long I got a nine-pound hammer I’m gonna ring it in the bottom Ah-well, I'm goin' to the bottom Just to ring my hammer Well my partner’s gotten worried I can’t hear my partner’s holler I can’t hear my partner’s holler I’m gonna call a little louder I got a nine pound hammer... Oh well, I’m goin’ to the river Just to cool my hammer Oh, well I’m gonna cool my hammer I can’t hear nobody holler I got a nine pound hammer... Why don’t you drop ‘em down together ? Why don’t you drop ‘em down together ? Why don't you call a little louder ? Why don't you call a little louder ? Hammer, ring! Hammer, ring! Hammer, ring! Hammer, ring! Oh, Black Betty’s in the bottom I can hear her roar now I can see the Jack O’ Diamonds With an achin’ soul I got a nine pound hammer... Well-a looky looky yonder Where the sun done gone I’s is just-a working For a 100 summers long I got a nine pound hammer... Hammer, ring! Hammer, ring! Hammer, ring! Hammer, ring!
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Long John 02:43
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Long John It’s a long John He’s a long gone Like a turkey through the corn Like a turkey through the corn Through the long corn He’s a long gone He’s a long gone It’s a long John Well, my John said In the ten chap ten ‘If a man die He will live again’ It’s a long John He’s a long gone He’s a long gone It’s a long John Well, they crucified Jesus And they nailed him to the cross Sister Mary cried now “My child is lost!” Well long John Well long John He’s long gone He’s long gone Mister John, John Mister John, John Old Big-eye John Old Big-eye John Oh, John, John Oh, John, John He’s a long gone CHORUS Says-uh: ‘Come on, gal, And-uh shut that do’, Says: ‘The dogs is comin' now And I got to go’ It’s a long John He’s a long gone He’s a long gone It’s a long John ‘Well-a two, three minutes ‘Well-a two, three minutes Let me catch my wind Let me catch my wind In-a two, three minutes In-a two, three minutes I’m-a gone again’ He’s John, John He’s John, John Old John, John Old John, John With his long clothes on With his long clothes on Just a-skippin' through the corn Just a-skippin' through the corn He’s a long gone As my John said On the fourth day Well, to tell my rider That I’m on my way It’s a long John He’s a long gone He’s a long gone It’s a long John Well, my John said In the ten chap ten ‘If a man die He will live again As my John said On the fourth day Well, to tell my rider That I’m on my way CHORUS
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Early in the Mornin' 02:10
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Early in the Morning Well, it’s early in the morn’ — in the mornin’ Oh baby, when I rise You see the eagle on the dollar— the quarter, He gonna’ rise and fly Well, it’s early in the morn’ — in the mornin’ Oh well-a, when I rise Well-a, whosoever told — that he told-a He told a dirty lie Well, it’s early in the morn’ — in the mornin’ Oh well-a, when I rise It takes-a rock ‘n gravel make-a—to make-a To make a good solid road It takes a good-lookin’ woman to make-a— To make a good lookin’ whore Now, it’s early in the morn’ — in the mornin’ Oh well-a, when I rise
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Old Dollar Mamie 03:29
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Old Dollar Mamie Old Dollar Mamie told-a old Dollar Bob Well the dress she wanted was a dollar a yard Well a dollar a yard baby, well a dollar a yard, gal Well, the dress she wanted was a dollar a yard Well you hush, hush Mamie, don’t you say not a word Well you should have it if it’s in this world Well in this world darling, if it’s in this this world, gal Well you should have it if it’s in this world Old Dollar Mamie turn her head and smile You could hear her calling, well-a, for a level mile For a level mile baby, for a level mile gal Well you hear her calling for a level mile Well, I’m going to Memphis When I get my roll Stand on the levee baby Hear the big boats blow Well, you raise ‘em up higher let ‘em drop on down Well, you don’t know the difference when the sun go down When the sun go down, baby, when the sun go down Well you don’t know the difference when the sun go down
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I'm Going Home 04:47
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I’m Going Home I’m going home, oh yes I’m going home, oh yes I’m going home, Lord Lord I’m going home, I’m going home Lord, Lord, I’m going home My baby sister’s cryin’ My baby sister’s cryin’ Brother come home, Lord Lord Brother come home, brother come home Lord Lord, brother come home I’m going home.. My old mother’s cryin’... I’m going home... My old father’s cryin’... I’m going home... I’m gonna run, better not catch me I’m gonna run, better not catch me I’m going home, Lord Lord I’m going home, I’m going home Lord, Lord, I’m going home If they ask ya, was I runnin’ ? If they ask ya, was I runnin’ ? Runnin’ like hell, Lord Lord Runnin’ like hell, runnin’ like hell Lord Lord, runnin’ like hell I’m going home...
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Black Betty 03:47
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Black Betty Oh Black Betty (bam-ba-lam) Black Betty where you come from? (bam-ba-lam) Well, I come from Georgia (bam-ba-lam) Oh Lord, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam) Black Betty had a baby (bam-ba-lam) Drive the damn thing crazy (bam-ba-lam) Oh Lordy, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam) Black Betty what’s your number? (bam-ba-lam) Twelve hundred and a fifty (bam-ba-lam) Oh Lordy, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam) Well, the baby had a two lives (bam-ba-lam) Well it must’a been the captains (bam-ba-lam) Oh Lord, Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
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Rosie 03:48
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Rosie Be my woman, gal, I — be your man Be my woman, gal, I — be your man Be my woman, gal, I — be your man Every Sunday dollar — in your hand In your hand, Lordy — in your hand Every Sunday dollar — in your hand Oh — Rosie, o Lord, gal Oh — Rosie, o Lord, gal Stick to the promise, gal, that — you made me Stick to the promise, gal, that — you made me Stick to the promise, gal, that — you made me I wasn’t gonna marry till-a — I go free I go free, Lordy — I go free Wasn’t gonna marry till-a — I go free Oh — Rosie, o Lord, gal Oh — Rosie, o Lord, gal When she walk she reels and — rocks behind, When she walk she reels and — rocks behind, Ain’t that enough to worry — a convict’s mind Ain’t that enough to worry — a convict’s mind Oh — Rosie, o Lord, gal Oh — Rosie, o Lord, gal
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No More, My Lord 05:06
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No More, My Lord No more, my Lord No more, my Lord Lord, I never turn back no more I found in Him a resting place And He have made me glad No more, my Lord No more, my Lord Lord, I never turn back no more Go down, go down, among the flower yard Perhaps you’ll find Him there No more, my Lord No more, my Lord Lord, I never turn back no more
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Jet Black Woman 04:21
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Jet Black Woman I don’t want no jet black woman Oh, she’s too mean, Lord, Lord she’s too mean I don’t want no sugar in my coffee It make me mean Lord, it make me mean I got a bulldog he weighs five hundred In my backyard, Lord, in my backyard When he bark he roar like thunder Up in the clouds, Lord, up in the clouds When you meet my long-haired woman Just bow your head, Lord, just bow your head I don’t want no bald-headed woman Oh, she’s too mean, Lord, Lord she’s too mean I don’t want no jet black woman Oh, she’s too mean, Lord, Lord she’s too mean
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When I Went to Leland 03:06
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When I Went To Leland When I went to Leland, I thought I was lost When I went to Leland, I was alone and lost When I went around the corner, I met my walking boss Then I went around the corner, met my walking boss I met my walking boss, I met my walking boss, Then I went around the corner, I met my walking boss Well, my old mister, oh well, he promised me Well, my old mister, oh well, he promised me When he die now brother, he gonna set me free, When he die now sugar, he gonna set me free Ah!... Well-a... Baby… Sugar... When he die now brother, he gonna set me free When he die now sugar, he gonna set me free Well, it’s all right ‘Berta Well, it’s all right, gal Well, it’s all right ‘Berta Well, it’s all right, gal Well, the boat’s up the river, turnin’ round and round Well, the boat’s up the river now, turnin’ round and round Well, the boat struck the river, turning’ round and round Well, you raise ‘em up a-higher my sugar and then they drop on down When I went to Leland, oh well I thought I was lost When I went to Leland, oh well I thought I was lost When I went to Leland, oh well I thought I was lost When I went to Leland, sugar, I was alone and lost
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Go Down, Old Hannah 04:42
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Go Down, Old Hannah Go down old Hannah, well well well, don’t you rise no more, well well well Go down old Hannah, don’t you rise no more But if you rise in the mornin’, be sure to bring my judgement on But if you rise in the mornin’, bring my judgement on Well, I looked at old Hannah, well well, she she was turning red Well, my partner looked around, this is what he said: I was a good man, but they drove me down I was a good man, but they drove me down Go down old Hannah, don’t you rise no more But if you rise in the mornin’, bring my judgement on Go down old Hannah, don’t you rise no more Don’t you rise no more

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A Prison Songbook is the first full album by The Golden Glows.
A studio recording of their legendary Tribute to Alan Lomax at AB, featuring prison work songs in rock oriented arrangements.

Album recorded at La Chapelle Studios
Additional recording at Studio Crescendo

Engineer: Staf Verbeeck

Mix: Stiff Studio by Staf Verbeeck & Glows
Mastering: Brian Lucey, Magic Garden Mastering

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released March 27, 2012

Musicians

Katleen Scheir (Soprano)
Nel Ponsaers (Alto)
Bram Van Moorhem (Tenor & Guitar)
Frederik Meulyzer (Drums, Percussion & Bassdrum)
Geert Hellings (Lead Guitars, Lapsteel & Vox)

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The Golden Glows is an acoustic trio, glowing like a setting sun. Their warm three-part harmony breathes life into songs and melodies. One guitar and three voices is at the heart of all their musical adventures.

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