Delta Cotton Lament

Down in the Delta Where the cotton fields sway Oh, the blues go calling Like a lonesome train Echo through my soul Bringing joy in the pain Blue notes wailing On that old guitar string Telling my story Let the hard times sing The boss man's flip crack Like thunder so mean Stole my last dollar Left me nothing but dreams But I rise with the river Strong as the Mississippi flow Resilient heart beating Through the highs and the lows Oh, the blues go calling Like a lonesome train Echo through my soul Bringing joy in the pain Blue notes wailing On that old guitar string Telling my story Let the hard times sing From the shacks in the south To the streets up north This fire in my voice It's my spirit reborn No change can hold What the soul sets free And every band knows That's the real me Love left me broken On a cold front porch step Whiskey whisper See me Secrets I can't seem to forget Yet I pick up my heart Blow the sorrow away Finding my strength In the break of the day guitar solo guitar solo guitar solo Oh, the blues come calling Like a lonesome train Echo through my soul Bringing joy in the pain Blue notes wailing On that old guitar string Telling my story Let the hard times sing guitar solo guitar solo guitar solo guitar solo guitar solo