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Thread #51067   Message #776838
Posted By: GUEST,Frug
04-Sep-02 - 11:38 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying
Subject: Lyr Add: LORD, I JUST CAN'T KEEP FROM CRYING
Ian: I found this at Harry's Blues lyrics online. Unfortunately, the songbook I have doesn't have the song that you want (It has most of the others) so can't help with the chords.

LORD, I JUST CAN'T KEEP FROM CRYING
By Blind Willie Johnson

Lord, I just can't keep from crying sometimes.
Lord, I just can't keep from crying sometimes.
When my heart's full of sorrow and my eyes are filled with tears,
Lord, I just can't keep from crying sometimes.

My mother often told me, angels bonded your life away.
She said I would accomplish, but trust in God and pray.
I'm on the King's Highway. I'm travelin' every day.

'Cause I just can't keep from crying sometimes.
Well, I just can't keep from crying sometimes.
When my heart's full of sorrow and my eyes are filled with tears,
Lord, I just can't keep from crying sometimes.

My mother, she's in glory. Thank God, I'm on my way.
Father, he's gone too, and sister she could not stay.
I'm trusting Him every day to bear my burdens away.

'Cause I just can't keep from crying sometimes.
Well, I just can't keep from crying sometimes.
When my heart's full of sorrow and my eyes are filled with tears,
Lord, I just can't keep from crying sometimes.

I thought when she first left me, I'd pray for a little while.
Soon it all would be over, and I'd journey on with a smile.
But the thought as I get older, I think of what I told her.

And I just can't keep from crying sometimes.
Well, I just can't keep from crying sometimes.
When my heart's full of sorrow and my eyes are filled with tears,
Lord, I just can't keep from crying sometimes.

Well, well.

Enjoy!

Frank

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