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Thread #38207 Message #535955
Posted By: Joe Offer
27-Aug-01 - 04:27 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Death, Oh Death^^^
Subject: Lyr Add: OH DEATH (from Nancy Thym)^^^
I heard this haunting song the first time at a concert Friday night. I watched the video of O Brother Where Art Thou? this evening, and the same song was played during the Ku Klux Klan scene. Does anybody have any background information on the song?
-Joe Offer-
OH DEATH
(traditional)
My name is Death and none can excel
I can open the gates of heaven or hell.
Cast aside the flesh of thee
Cast it aside and set you free.
REFRAIN
Death, Oh Death
Can't you spare me over til another year?
Death, oh, Death, consider my age,
Please don't take me at this stage.
My wealth is at your command
If you'll stay your icy hand.
REFRAIN
The old, the young, the rich, the poor
It's all alike with me, you know.
No wealth, no land, no silver, no gold
Nothin' satisfies me but your soul!
REFRAIN
Mama, Mama, come to my bed.
Place cold towels upon my head.
My eyes are closed and I can't see.
Take the sheet, pull it over me.
REFRAIN
from the liner notes from the CD "If I Had Wings Like Noah's Dove," by Nancy Thym
^^^