Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground Vinyl

Dark was the night and cold was the ground blue on one side black is on the other we all see red it s defining our color are we in a hurry to see what happens in the end.

Dark was the night cold was the ground vinyl.

Dark was the night borrows its structure from gethsemane an english hymn from the 18th century. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. By most accounts johnson substituted a knife or penknife for the bottleneck. Provided to youtube by legacy columbia dark was the night cold was the ground blind willie johnson the great depression american music in the 30 s 19.

Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976 allowance is made for fair use. In agony he prayed. His sweat like drops of blood ran down. Revolution go out now.

Dark was the night and cold the ground on which the lord was laid his sweat like drops of blood ran down in agony he prayed. Dark was the night cold was the ground is 3 minutes and 21 seconds of johnson s unique guitar playing in open d tuning for slide. Subscribe for more videos. Mississippi change records mrp 006 nero s neptune nn 014 format.

Https bit ly justinjohnsonlivesubscribe music merch. Dark was the night and cold the ground on which the lord was laid. The photo around 1 30 is blind willie mctell not johnson. Gethsemane was the garden where jesus prayed on the eve of his crucifixion and the song tells that story with lyrics.

Lyrics to dark was the night cold was the ground by blind willie johnson. If we don t find a new start the end is nigh my friend dark was the night and cold was the ground oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh yeah cold was the ground. His melancholy gravel throated humming of the guitar part creates the impression of unison moaning a melodic style common in baptist churches where instead of harmonizing a choir.