Dink's Song
Cover of Traditional/Lomax
Unreleased
Cover of Traditional/Lomax
Unreleased
| Lyrics: If i had wings like noah's dove I'd fly up the river to the one i love Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well If i met your man, who was long and tall I'd hit his body like a cannon ball Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well One of these days and it won't be long Call my name and I'll be gone Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well I remember one night, a drizzling rain Round my heart i felt an achin' pain Fare thee well, oh honey, fare thee well When i wore my apron low Couldn't keep you from my do' Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well Now i wear my apron high Scarcely ever see you passing by Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well Now my apron's up to my chin You pass my door and you won't come in Fare thee well, oh honey, fare thee well If i had listened to what my mama said I'd be at home in my mama's bed Fare thee well, oh honey, fare thee well | Notes: Traditional blues song, attributed to the song collectors John/Alan Lomax. A lady named Dink sang the song for John Lomax in 1908. Jeff in turn learnt this version from listening to a version on a Bob Dylan bootleg, who known to have jokingly said he learnt it also from a lady named Dink. (tho it seems improbable he would have had any contact with that generation) |