Lonesome River Ramble
Jimmie Levee
Delta Blues
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This track captures the raw essence of Delta Blues with a gritty acoustic guitar riff driving the 12-bar structure, accompanied by soulful harmonica wails and a steady, shuffling rhythm on bass and drums. The production emphasizes intimate, emotive vocals that bend blue notes to convey deep personal hardship and quiet resilience, evoking the humid nights of the Deep South. At around 170 seconds, it builds from sparse verses to a powerful call-and-response chorus, leaving listeners with a haunting sense of emotional catharsis.
Lyrics
Woke up this morning, sun hangin' low in the sky Held the mud on my boots, another day to get my Heart heavy as the cotton, but I keep on fightin' the fire All these blues, they call my name Whisperin' sorrow like a lonesome train Through the pain, I find my way Resilient soul, come what may Blue notes cryin' in the wind But I'll rise again, where do I begin? Work these fields from dawn till the stars come out Back breakin' under the weight, no room for doubt Boss man's whip cracks like thunder in a storm But in my chest the fire keeps me warm All these blues, they call my name Whisperin' sorrow like a lonesome train Through the pain, I find my way Resilient soul, come what may Blue notes cryin' in the wind But I'll rise again, where do I begin? A moniker wails on the porch in the evening haze Memories flood like the Mississippi's maze Ain't no quittin' when the world's weighin' down Gonna sing my story till the break of crown One day the clouds gonna part, let the light shine through Knowin' I made it true From the depths of the hollow to the hills Gentle call, these blues shape my spirit Standin' proud through it all All these blues, they call my name Whisperin' sorrow like a lonesome train Through the pain, I find my way Resilient soul, come what may Blue notes cryin' in the wind But I'll rise again, where do I begin? A moniker wails on the porch in the evening haze Whisperin' sorrow like a lonesome train Through the pain, I find my way Resilient soul, come what may Blue notes cryin' in the wind Resilient soul, come what may Blue notes cryin' in the wind Resilient soul, come what may Blue notes cryin' in the wind Resilient soul, come what may Blue notes cryin' in the wind Resilient soul, come what may Blue notes cryin' in the wind Resilient soul, come what may Resilient soul, come what may Resilient soul, come what may Blue notes cryin' in the wind Resilient soul, come what may Subtitles by the Amara.org community
Lonesome River Ramble
Jimmie Levee
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