Talking Casey - Mississippi John Hurt

Talking Casey - Mississippi John Hurt
TALKIN' CASEY (open E tuning)
(from the Oberlin College Concert) E throughout...
Casey, Casey leave Don't me here
Casey Jones Please leave don't me here
Chidren Little commenced callin' cryin',
Daddy, don't leave me here.
College
Daddy, don't leave me here
He told the fireman, said
Couldn't He stand that.
Get the bell, let's go.
I heard the bell, somethin' like this...
After Shortly that, he's gone.
I heard the drive wheel jump the joints.
'Bout time he got he switched 'n' run runnin' up on some sheep.
For 'em Blowed to get off the tracks but they wouldn't get off.
He had to stop his train.
Blowin' somethin' like this...
Heard him I when he's cuttin' down 'fore he stopped.
Made him of sort mad when he had to stop his train,
Then he got behind time a little bit.
Commenced cussin', here's what he said.
That I After heard him.
He was runnin' so fast looked like them
Drive wheels 'bout to catch up with them litte truck wheels.
People all got scared, though it was gonna make a wreck,
Which it did.
One lady singin' commenced Lord have mercy,
Save me Lord.
Well Lord, have mercy.
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, have mercy
Save me Lord
Oh Lord don't leave me
Oh Lord Oh Lord don't leave me
Save me Lord