Well, the high sheriff He told his deputy "Want you go out and bring me Lazarus" Well, the high sheriff Told his deputy "I want you go out and bring me Lazarus Bring him dead or alive" Lawd, lawd "Bring him dead or alive" Well the deputy he told the high sheriff "I ain't gonna mess with Lazarus" Well the deputy he told the high sheriff Says "I ain't gonna mess with Lazarus Well he's a dangerous man" Lawd, lawd "He's a dangerous man" Well then the high sheriff, he found Lazarus He was hidin' in the chill of a mountain Well the high sheriff, found Lazarus He was hidin' in the chill of the mountain With his head hung down Lawd, lawd With his head hung down Well then the high sheriff, he told Lazarus He says "Lazarus, I come to arrest you" Well the high sheriff, told Lazarus Says "Lazarus I come to arrest you And bring you dead or alive" Lawd, lawd "Bring you dead or alive" Well then Lazarus, he told the high sheriff Says "I never been arrested" Well Lazarus, told the high sheriff Says "I never been arrested By no one man" Lawd, lawd "By no one man" And then the high sheriff, he shot Lazarus Well, he shot him with a mighty big number Well the high sheriff, shot Lazarus Well he shot him with a mighty big number With a .45 Lawd, lawd With a .45 Well then they take dead old Lazarus Yes they laid him on the commissary gallery Well they taken poor Lazarus And the laid him on the commissary gallery He said "my wounded side" Lawd, lawd "My wounded side"
Such an incredibly cool song! When I started watching Oh Brother Where Art Thou and heard this, I thought that this sounded like a fantastic start to a great soundtrack. This song was a HUGE highlight. Great!
They laughed when he said a commissary gallery was a front porch, but they laid this mother's only son on the front porch and walked away... They walked away
It's a field Gospel, with a call and response style ( basis for most blues). This style is hundred of years old, your seeing a dying art form. Cherish it!
I assume everybody that watched this have also watched O Brother... the three men on the right sang after they dug the graves. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IAs4L9AKUKk.html Also - guess what? The one time guitar player that would sometimes accompany them bought a small restaurant here in Fallbrook. :D He would be walking around greeting people entering, and folks dining, and he always had a smart shirt on with guitars all over it. :)
Well, the high sheriff He told his deputy Want you go out and bring me Lazarus Well, the high sheriff Told his deputy I want you go out and bring me Lazarus Bring him dead or alive, Lawd, Lawd Bring him dead or alive Well the deputy he told the high sheriff I ain't gonna mess with Lazarus Well the deputy he told the high sheriff Says I ain't gonna mess with Lazarus Well he's a dangerous man Lawd, Lawd He's a dangerous man Well then the high sheriff, he found Lazarus He was hidin' in the chill of a mountain Well the high sheriff, found Lazarus He was hidin' in the chill of the mountain With his head hung down Lawd, Lawd With his head hung down Well…
I had to excavate a huge flower bed at my house by myself with nothing but a shovel, in 90+ degree heat. I did it while listening to music like this, and it took less than half the time it would have without the music.
