Talking Casey (Live)-Mississippi John Hurt

Talking Casey - Mississippi John Hurt TALKIN' CASEY (open E tuning) (from the Oberlin College Concert) E throughout Casey Casey Don't leave me here Casey Jones Please don't leave me here Little chidren commenced callin' cryin' Daddy don't leave me here College Daddy don't leave me here He couldn't stand that He told the fireman said Get the bell let's go I heard the bell somethin' like this Shortly after that he's gone I heard the drive wheel jump the joints 'Bout time he got switched 'n' runnin' he run up on some sheep Blowed for 'em to get off the tracks but they wouldn't get off He had to stop his train Blowin' somethin' like this I heard him when he's cuttin' down 'fore he stopped Made him sort of mad when he had to stop his train Then he got behind time a little bit Commenced cussin' here's what he said After that I heard him He was runnin' so fast looked like them Drive wheels 'bout to catch up with them litte truck wheels People all got scared though it was gonna make a wreck Which it did One lady commenced singin' Lord have mercy Save me Lord Well Lord have mercy Oh Lord Oh Lord have mercy Save me Lord Oh Lord don't leave me Oh Lord Oh Lord don't leave me Save me Lord