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Lyr ADD: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues Related threads: When did prison songs fade out? (12) Lyr Add: Texas Prison Songs (7) Lyr Req: Early in the Mornin' (prison work song) (30) Songs About Prisons? (45) Crossover worksongs; Prison, Rail & Sail (2) Texas Prison singers (5) |
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Subject: Lyr Req: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: GUEST,Lorenzo V Date: 30 Jul 18 - 04:11 AM Hello everyone, I'm working hard trying to transcribe track number 8 of the CD Angola Prisoners' Blues, titled 'Angola Bound', sung by 'A Cappella Group' - name of performers unknown. The entire CD can be easily found online on Youtube (track 8 starts around 29:18) or, for a better quality, on Spotify. The Spotify version has a very clean sound, but the more I struggle to catch some crucial words, the less I understand them. Here's where I got so far. I added verse numbers every 5 to help you refer to a certain line, the sign [..] where I'm clearly missing something, and words in (round parentheses) where I'm not so sure if I got it right. ANGOLA BOUND Oh so many mornings I got to wake up soon Oh I got to eat my breakfast by the light of the moon Oh by the light of the moon Oh so many morning by the ding dong ding 5 Oh I go to the mass hall buddy I get the same old thing Oh well the same old thing Lord the sun is shining well the clouds’ gone gray Boss Charlie hollering coming 'bout my way Oh coming 'bout my way 10 Oh captain captain do not call my name Woh I got a brother down in Georgia with a ball and chain With a ball and chain Oh Lord I’ll [be] coming when the plow get [..] So many years laying water [..] just rolling hard 15 Oh just rolling hard Give my woman so many [..] dollars she broke an apron string Christmas and for [..] she never send me a doggone thing Oh not a doggone thing People on the levee building mountains hollering gee woh gee 20 All this drivers down on this [..] trying to kill poor me Oh trying to kill poor me Marley and Sally lay sitting in the shade Wondering how many days I’ve made Oh how many days I’ve made 25 Oh the jurors must have found me guilty while you wrote it down Soon in the morning you’re Angola bound Oh Angola bound Go alhead mother don’t worry over me Pray to the good Lord mother that your son goes free 30 Oh that your son go free Oh [..] trouble day when they gave me my time Oh well I come to the [..] and I hit that big long line Oh hit that big long line Oh oh well (Boe?) left Memphis with a hundred men 35 Oh when she got to Angola she didn’t have but ten Well she didn’t have but ten Go alhead young man don’t follow me You got a year son and I got H.B.C. Oh I got H.B.C. // (could they answer A.B.C. instead? Angola Bound Convict?) 40 Oh I’m trying to [get] pardon, boy, last summer, was a governor deal Oh he denied one of the good lil’ kid[s] One of the good lil’ kid[s] [Sun going down, let’s pick em up, let’s go.] Thank you very much for any insight you could share on the missing words, or corrections that you may suggest. Also, anybody has any idea about what H.B.C. or A.B.C. could stand for in this context? As an italian, most american acronyms mean literally nothing to me, and as you can imagine, searching HBC online does not help at all. Thank you again, Lorenzo V "Angola Bound," from the Arhoolie CD titled Angola Prisoner's Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYRndZTb6Lo |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: GUEST,Lorenzo V Date: 30 Jul 18 - 04:17 AM By the way, I forgot to add that the CD liner notes do not contain the lyrics. They are just a reprint of the old ones that Harry OSter prepared for the LP, which contained only the first 7 songs. This was the first one of those added for the CD reprint. Just a heads up so you don't waste time trying to look for the liner notes to check that. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: GUEST,Lorenzo V Date: 30 Jul 18 - 04:24 AM Let me correct myself already. Line 34, it's simply "Oh, oh, well, the boat left Memphis etc.". Not Boe. Angola Penitentiary is close to the Mississippi river, so it makes sense that they would send people over from Memphis on a boat. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: G-Force Date: 30 Jul 18 - 05:15 AM Can't help you with the lyrics, but just to comment that it's possible to visit Angola Farm (Louisiana State Penitentiary), and a fascinating place it is too. Much more than just the 'human zoo' I was afraid it might be. |
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Subject: ADD: Angola Bound (Charles & Aaron Neville) From: Iains Date: 30 Jul 18 - 05:31 AM Looks like it has some variants. "Angola Bound" Aaron Neville Too many mornin' gotta wake up soon Oh Lord, and eat my breakfast by the light of 'de moon Oh Lord, by the light of 'de moon If you see my momma, tell her this for me Oh I've got a mighty long time, Lord knows I'll never go free Oh Lord, I'll never be free Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound I got lucky last summer when I got my time, Angola bound Well my partner got a hundred, I got ninety-nine, Angola bound You been a long time coming but you're welcome home, Angola bound And go to Louisiana get your burdens on, Angola bound Oh captain, oh captain don't you be so cruel, Angola bound Oh you work me harder than you work that mule, Angola bound If it wasn't for the captain, oh Lord, I'm shaggin' house I'd be with my woman, yeah, before the sun goes down You come up here skippin' and a' jumpin', oh Lord, it won't last long Gonna wish you was a baby boy, in your mother's arms Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound Don't want no gal-boy lovin' cause I got my load, Angola bound Don't want no trouble out 'de boys I know, Angola bound Oh they always talkin' 'bout dangerous blue, Angola bound If I had my shank I'd be dangerous too, Angola bound Oh captain say walk and the boss say run, Angola bound If I had my pistol I would do 'nere one, Angola bound If it wasn't for the captain, oh Lord, I'm shaggin' house I'd be with my woman, yeah, before the sun goes down You come up here skippin' and 'a jumpin', oh Lord it won't last long Gonna wish you was a baby boy, in your mother's arms Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound If it wasn't for the captain, oh Lord, I'm shaggin' house I'd be with my woman, yeah, before the sun goes down You come up here skippin' and 'a jumpin', oh Lord it won't last long Gonna wish you was a baby boy, in your mother's arms Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound If I'd always listened to what my momma said, Angola bound I wouldn't be deep down in the trouble this way, Angola bound Oh my momma, she told me, leave that junk alone, Angola bound Got hooked to the habit, had to carry on, Angola bound The jury found me guilty cause they wrote it down, Angola bound Judge said, junkie boy you're penitentiary bound, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound Angola bound, now, Angola bound "Angola Bound" from the 1991 Aaron Neville CD Warm Your Heart, lyrics by Charles & Aaron Neville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUo440SMVUY |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: GUEST,GUEST, Azizi Date: 21 Feb 24 - 04:19 PM I had no knowledge of this song until I received an email request to transcribe it, The person who asked about that song quoted the first lyrics that Guest,Lorenzo shared from https://youtu.be/yxDQcK2OVO8 . I responded to that request and thought that I would share my attempt at that transcription here. Additions and corrections are very welcome. ANGOLA BOUND (Aaron Neville and other singers) Oh so many mornings I got to wake up soon Mmmm Oh I got to eat my breakfast by the light of the moon Mmmm, oh by the light of the moon Oh, so many mornings by the ding dong ding Mmmm, oh, I go to the mess hall, buddy. I get the same old thing Mmmm Oh well the same old thing Lord, the sun is shining but the clouds gone gray Boss Charlie hollering comin 'bout my way Mmmm, oh coming 'bout my way Oh Captain Captain do not call my name Mmmm Well, I got a brother down in Georgia with a ball and chain Mmmm With a ball and chain Oh Lord, I’m comin with the plow get gone Mmmm So many years without water it just rollin hard Mmmm, Oh just rolling hard Give my woman so many more dollars she broke an apron string Mmmm Christmas for last she never sent me a doggone thing Mmmm Oh not a doggone thing People on this little bitty mountain hollerin “Gee wah gee” Mmmm. All these drivers down on these boulders tryin to kill poor me Mmmmm Oh tryin to kill poor me Molly and Sally lay sittin in the shade Mmmm Wonderin how many days I’ve made Mmmm Oh how many days I’ve made Oh, the jurors must have found me guilty while you wrote it down Yes Soon in the mornin you Angola bound Mmmm Oh Angola bound Go head mother don’t worry over me Yes. Pray to the good Lord mother that your son goes free Mmmm, Well your son go free Oh well the other day when they gave me my time Mmmm Oh well I come to Angola and I hit that big long line Mmmm I hit that big long line Oh well the boat left Memphis with a hundred men Yes. Oh when she got to Angola she didn’t have but ten Mmmm she didn’t have but ten Go ahead young man don’t follow me Mmmm You got one year son I got A.B.C. Mmm, I got ABC Oh I’m tryin to pardon, boy, last summer, what the governor did Mmmm Oh he denied one of the good lil’ kid Mmmm One of the good lil’ kid Sun going down, let’s pick em up, Let’s go. -snip- I agree with Lorenzo that "ABC" in this song probably means "Angola Bound Convict". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxDQcK2OVO8 Angola Bound · Aaron Neville Album: Bed Spring Blues 2021 TRASS MEDIA INC. Released on: 2021-08-06 |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: Thomas Stern Date: 21 Feb 24 - 09:34 PM The LFS albums had booklets of notes and texts, perhaps this has been transcrived in the original LP release ????? Thomas. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch Date: 21 Feb 24 - 09:54 PM Thomas: See Lorenzo's 2nd post, Angola Bound is a 1998 CD bonus track. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: Joe Offer Date: 22 Feb 24 - 01:18 AM I added YouTube links and recording descriptions from the three transcriptions above:
The song transcribed by Iains is a Neville Brothers transcription, based on the song recorded by the prison. The song Azizi transcribed is a recording of an Aaron Neville performance of a song that is very close to the song recorded at the prison. It's a pleasure to be able to compare these three transcriptions. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: GUEST,Luigi Erba - 20900 Monza MB -Italy Date: 22 Feb 24 - 09:00 AM I'm wondering if you can possibly send me the email of Lorenzo V.
Best regards .
Joe Offer, Mudcag Registrar |
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Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: GUEST,Luigi Erba Date: 22 Feb 24 - 05:25 PM Thank you very much Joe Offer. At this point I think you could cancel reasonably my email from my message. Best regards Luigi Erba |
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Subject: RE: Lyr :Angola Penitentiary Blues - Pete Williams From: GUEST,Luigi Erba Date: 07 May 24 - 01:37 PM Dear Joe Offer,I'd like to know if you can possibly help me in findin' lyrics to "Angola Penitentiary Blues" as sung by Robert Pete Williams. My warmest regards Luigi Erba Monza- Italy |
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Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: BrooklynJay Date: 07 May 24 - 04:31 PM It's on YouTube, if anyone out there would like to take crack at it: Angola Penitentiary Blues - Robert Pete Williams Jay |
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Subject: Lyr ADD: Angola Penitentiary Blues From: cnd Date: 07 May 24 - 04:52 PM Luigi, here's my transcription from the recording on Spotify from the 1973 album "The Sonet Blues Story" ANGOLA PENITENTIARY BLUES Lord, I had a fall I had a fall in 1955 Lord, I had a fall, bad In 1955 The police picked me up Handcuffed me Carried me to jail Locked me down They tried me for my life April the 6th, 1956 They sent me to Angola Not to lie, not to lie They tried me for my life Tried to electrocute the poor boy You know, I told 'em You can't electrocute me, no, no I said, "I got a man in here in this courthouse Holds all power in his hand" They asked me "What man that you'se talking about?" I was looking dead down at the Bible, you know I said "God above Got all the power over me and you" Yeah, you gonna send me to your pen I ain't think about your electric chair at all Oh, you gonna send me to your pen And I ain't gonna be there long Oh, yeah, you gonna send me to your pen Lord, I ain't gonna be there long Mhmmm, Lord Didn't know you got the poor boy your way But that's all right, that's all right One of these old days, one of these old days Lord, I'm gonna walk out this old lonesome pen You can treat me dirty here But God got His eyes on you Yeah, you can treat me dirty here But God got His eyes on you They gave me my sentence Not to lie I said "That's alright, that's alright I'll take that as His call" * But I won't be here long They sent me April the 6th 1956 Fifty nine, fifty nine ** I was at home with my kin (quietly) Yeah, Lord, buddy Well, that's when I met poor Hattie Mae *** In the east country that Spring Mhmmm * Less sure about this line. Maybe "I'll take death as it comes" or something else entirely ** As in 1959, the year he was released to "servitude parole" *** Robert's wife |
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Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: GUEST,Luigi Erba - 20900 Monza MB Italy Date: 08 May 24 - 05:13 PM Dear cnd ,so many thanks for your transcription of Angola Penitentiary Blues as sung by the great Robert Pete Williams. Please let me know if in the future I can benefit again from your collaboration in understanding some interesting Blues lyrics, just in case. My warmest regards and thanks again. Gigi Erba |
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Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: Angola Bound - Angola Prisoners' Blues From: cnd Date: 09 May 24 - 08:18 AM Hey Luigi, always glad to help. Obviously I have a day job and other hobbies, so the requests can't be innumerable, but if I can I'm always happy to help :) In the future, it does help to share any starting point you have, depending on your grasp of English. From my own experience in Spanish, I know it can be quite daunting to tackle, but it helps get a starting point. Not a hard and fast requirement, but it's nice to see. |
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