Skip James - Jane Crow lyrics

Jane Crow 2:59 Trk 12 Nehemiah Curtis 'Skip' James Skip James - vocal, guitar and piano Album: Blues From The Delta From Vanguard 'Today!' album 1966 VSD 79219 Vanguard Records CD 96517-2 1998 Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com Note: hyphen=unsung word Crow Janie, Crow Janie, Crow Jane Don't you hold your head high Someday baby, you know You got to die You got to lay down an - You got to die, you got to - You know, I wanna buy me a pistol Wants me forty rounds of ball Shoot Crow Jane, just to see her fall She got to fall, she got to - She got to fall, she got to- That's the reason I begged, Crow Jane Not to hold her head, so high Someday baby, you know You got to die You got to lay down an - When I dug her grave With a silver spade Ain't nobody gon' take My Crow Jane place You can't take her place No, you can't take her - That's the reason I begged, Crow Jane Not to hold her head, too high Someday baby, you know You got to die You got to lay down an - You know, I let her down With a golden chain An ev'ry link I would call my, Crow Jane name Crow Jane, Crow - Crow Jane, Crow - You know I never missed my water 'Till my well went dry Didn't miss Crow Jane Until the day she died 'Till the day-ay-ay-ay she - That's the reason I begged, Crow Jane Not to hold her head, too high Someday baby, you know you got to die You got to lay down and - You got to die, you got to - You know, I dug her grave Eight feet in the ground Didn't feel sorry Until they let her down They had to let her down Had-a - They had to let her down That's the reason I begged, Crow Jane Not to hold her head, too high Someday baby, you know you got to die You got to lay down and. - (guitar to end) ~