An' He Never Said a Mumberlin’ Word
Anonymous
| Original | Una delle versioni Leadbelly, risalente agli anni 40 (nell’ultima f... |
| AN' HE NEVER SAID A MUMBERLIN’ WORD Wasn’t it a pity an’ a shame! An’ He never said a mumberlin’ word. Wasn’t it a pity an’ a shame! An’ He never said a mumberlin’ word, Oh not a word, not a word, not a word. Dey nailed Him to de tree! An’ He never said a mumberlin’ word! Dey nailed Him to de tree! An’ He never said a mumberlin’ word! Oh not a word, not a word, not a word. Dey pierced Him in de side, An’ He never said a mumberlin’ word! Dey pierced Him in de side, An’ He never said a mumberlin’ word! Oh not a word, not a word, not a word. De blood came a –twink-a-lin’ down! An’ He never said a mumberlin’ word, De blood came a-twink-a-lin’ down! An’ He never said a mumberlin’ word, Oh, not a word, not a word, not a word! He bowed His head an’ died! An’ He never said a mumberlin’ word, He bowed His head an’ died! An’ He never said a mumberlin’ word, Oh, not a word, not a word, not a word! | THEY HUNG HIM ON A CROSS (AND HE NEVER SAID A MUMBLING WORD) They hung him on a cross, they hung him on a cross They hung him on a cross for me One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross They hung him on a cross for me They whupped him up the hill, they whupped him up the hill They whupped him up the hill for me One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross They whupped him up the hill for me They speared him in the side, they speared him in the side They speared him in the side for me One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross They speared him in the side for me He never said a mumbling word, he never said a mumbling word He never said a mumbling word for me One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross He never said a mumbling word for me He's comin' back again, he's comin' back again He's comin' back again for me One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross He's comin' back again for me He's comin' back again, he's comin' back again He's comin' back again for me One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross He's comin' back again for me He hung his head and died, he hung his head and died He hung his head and died for me One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross He hung his head and died for me He never said a mumbling word, he never said a mumbling word He never said a mumbling word for me One day when I was lost, they hung him on the cross He never said a mumbling word for me |
