When The War Was On-Blind Willie Johnson

[ti:When The War Was On (Album Version)] [ar:Blind Willie Johnson] [al:Great Blues Guitarsists: String Dazzlers] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]When The War Was On - Blind Willie Johnson [00:01.37]Everybody would help [00:02.50] [00:03.28]When the war was on [00:05.04]Everybody would help [00:06.68]When the war was on [00:07.75] [00:08.32]Everybody would help [00:09.44] [00:10.17]When the war was on [00:11.76]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [00:14.92] [00:15.95]Well it's just about a few years [00:18.29]And some months ago [00:19.09] [00:19.82]United States come and voted for war [00:22.18] [00:23.04]Sammy called the men from the east and the west [00:25.90]Get ready boys we've got to do our best [00:29.06]Everybody would help [00:30.64]When the war was on [00:32.42]Everybody would help [00:33.71] [00:34.28]When the war was on [00:35.37] [00:36.00]Everybody would help [00:36.82] [00:37.71]When the war was on [00:39.25]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [00:41.89] [00:43.42]Well President Wilson sittin' on his throne [00:47.25] [00:47.98]Makin' laws for everyone [00:50.53] [00:51.37]Didn't call the black man to lay by the white [00:54.88] [00:57.63]Everybody would help [00:58.81]When the war was on [01:00.60]Everybody would help [01:01.64] [01:02.29]When the war was on [01:03.94]Everybody would help [01:05.10] [01:05.69]When the war was on [01:07.20]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [01:09.96] [01:12.02]Price on the letter begin to raise [01:14.59] [01:15.25]Gettin' no better but the same old thing [01:17.93]Eight cents on the dollar ride the train [01:21.08] [01:21.69]Rates gettin' cheaper take a ride again [01:24.69]Everybody would help [01:25.59] [01:26.35]When the war was on [01:27.93]Everybody would help [01:29.09] [01:29.73]When the war was on [01:31.33]Everybody would help [01:32.40] [01:33.13]When the war was on [01:34.68]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [01:37.64] [01:38.80]First you measure your boiler measure your wheat [01:42.01] [01:42.64]Half a pound of sugar for a person a week [01:45.02] [01:45.67]Folks didn't like it [01:47.06]They blamed Uncle Sam [01:49.04]I've got to save the sugar for the boys in France [01:51.96]Everybody would help [01:52.73] [01:53.44]When the war was on [01:55.06]Everybody would help [01:56.29] [01:56.92]When the war was on [01:58.50]Everybody would help [01:59.54] [02:00.23]When the war was on [02:01.82]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [02:04.61] [02:06.08]Well boys whupped the Germans home at last [02:09.69] [02:10.62]Would have brought the kaiser but he run too fast [02:12.98] [02:13.84]Couldn't blame the kaiser for a leavin' the land [02:16.20] [02:16.94]Sammy he had to save the skin of a most evil man [02:19.93]Everybody would help [02:20.62] [02:21.22]When the war was on [02:23.10]Everybody would help [02:24.32] [02:24.91]When the war was on [02:26.38]Everybody would help [02:27.58] [02:28.19]When the war was on [02:29.70]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [02:32.60] [02:33.55]Tax gettin' heavy have to pay [02:35.87] [02:36.80]Helped the boys over across the sea [02:39.17] [02:40.05]Mud and water up to their knees [02:42.62] [02:43.13]Faced the kaiser for you and me [02:46.20]Everybody would help [02:46.93] [02:47.73]When the war was on [02:49.42]Everybody would help [02:50.64] [02:51.31]When the war was on [02:52.79]Everybody would help [02:53.96] [02:54.56]When the war was on [02:56.12]Well they registered everybody when the war was on