Blind Willie Mctell [Live At Wdst]-Rick Danko Band

[ti:Blind Willie Mctell (Live At Wdst)] [ar:Rick Danko Band] [al:Blind Willie Mctell] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.85]Blind Willie Mctell [Live At Wdst] - Rick Danko Band [00:03.17] [00:15.46]Seen the arrow on the door post [00:18.93] [00:21.74]Saying this land is condemned [00:24.17] [00:26.75]All the way [00:27.83] [00:29.22]From New Orleans to Jerusalem [00:34.54] [00:38.66]I traveled through East Texas [00:42.55] [00:45.16]Where many martyrs fell [00:47.22] [00:49.73]And I know one thing nobody can sing [00:53.45] [00:54.30]Them blues like blind Willie McTell [00:57.79] [01:01.99]Well I heard the hoot-owl singing [01:05.76] [01:08.22]As they were taking down the tents [01:10.74] [01:13.39]All the barren trees the stars above [01:16.72] [01:19.21]Were his only audience [01:21.32] [01:25.21]Yeah them charcoal gypsy maidens [01:29.48] [01:31.12]Can strut their feathers well [01:34.18] [01:36.35]And I know one thing nobody can sing [01:41.11]Them blues like blind Willie McTell [01:44.46] [02:01.95]See them big plantations a-burning [02:05.68] [02:07.96]Can't you hear the cracking of the whips [02:10.78] [02:13.56]Smell that sweet magnolia blossom blooming [02:18.00] [02:19.29]See the ghosts of the slavery ships [02:21.20] [02:25.92]Well I can hear them tribes a-moanin' [02:29.95] [02:31.77]I can hear the undertaker's bell [02:34.97] [02:37.26]And I know one thing nobody can sing [02:41.07] [02:42.05]Them blues like blind Willie McTell [02:45.30] [02:49.88]There's a woman she's standing by the river [02:53.71] [02:55.85]She is with some fine young handsome man [02:58.88] [03:01.25]See he's all dressed just like a squire [03:05.61] [03:06.47]He's got bootleg whiskey in his hand [03:09.03] [03:14.84]Yeah there's a chain-gang out on the highway [03:18.75] [03:20.11]And I can hear them rebels yell [03:22.37] [03:25.25]And I know one thing nobody can sing [03:29.07] [03:30.05]Them blues like blind Willie McTell [03:33.01] [03:51.62]God oh God is in Heaven [03:54.40] [03:56.97]And we all want what is His [03:59.70] [04:02.16]But the power and greed the corruptible seed [04:07.17]Seems to be all that there is [04:09.84] [04:14.94]I'm a-gazing out the window [04:19.23] [04:21.44]Of the St James Hotel [04:23.51] [04:26.48]And I know one thing nobody can sing [04:30.42] [04:31.23]Them blues like blind Willie McTell [04:34.11] [04:36.27]I know one thing nobody can sing [04:41.06] [04:41.81]Them blues like blind Willie McTell