Woke Up Cryin'
Delta Mud Holler
Delta Blues
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Raw holler vocals pierce through sparse acoustic guitar fingerpicking and biting slide licks in a haunting 12-bar blues progression, evoking the anguish of Mississippi Delta sharecroppers. Ultra-raw mono production captures string buzz, foot stomps, and room noise like a 1930s field recording, with desperate pleas of lost love and soul-crushing toil. The sparse arrangement builds intense emotional depth over 135 seconds of primal blues intimacy.
Lyrics
Oh Lord woke up crying I've been my back in the dirt all day long My back in the dirt all day long Pockets empty Singing my lonesome soul She caught that whistle Rolled on down the line She caught that whistle Rolled on down, down the line Left my heart bleeding In the rain In the pouring rain At the midnight cross Gave me these fingers But I lost it all Now the bottle calls me When the shadows fall Sweat and sorrow Eating at my soul Sweat and sorrow Eating at my soul Eating at my soul Death's cold and reaching Taking full control Gone, she's gone Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying Oh Lord, woke up crying
Woke Up Cryin'
Delta Mud Holler
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