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Based on the Son House classic, this is our version - a lot different, but the same chilling lyrics.

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Woke up this morning, got a letter that read
Said, "Hurry, hurry, the girl you love is dead."
Woke up this morning, got a letter that read
Said, "Hurry, hurry, the girl you love is dead."

I packed up my suitcase, and took off down the road.
When I got there she was lying stiff and cold.
I packed up my suitcase, and took off down the road.
When I got there she was lying stiff and cold.

Kissed her forehead, right where she lay
I said "My love, I'll see you on the Judgement Day."
Kissed her forehead, right where she lay
I said "Oh my darling, I'll see you on the Judgement Day."

There was 10,000 people at her buryin ground.
I didn't know I loved her til they lowered her down.
There was 10,000 people at her buryin ground.
I didn't know I loved her til they lowered her down.

There was just four women I love in my life
My mother, my sister, that woman and my wife
There was just four women I love in my life
My mother, my sister, that woman and my wife

Hush, I hear her calling my name
It ain't too loud, just sweet and plain
Hush, I hear her calling my name
It ain't too loud, just sweet and plain

Woke up this morning, got a letter that read
Said, "Hurry, hurry, the girl you love is dead."
Woke up this morning, got a letter that read
Said, "Hurry, hurry, the girl you love is dead."

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from Hey, Can You Guys Play​.​.​., released August 15, 2023

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He has New York City in his veins, blues in his heart, & the music of many worlds in his gifted hands. The man in the shades, top hat and sharp suit on stage with that tight band is playing real blues right, informed by 50 years of mastery while imitating no one. The Hitman Blues Band, with Russell “Hitman” Alexander in the lead, plays the blues you’ve been looking for all your life ... more

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