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This is a traditional folk gospel song dedicated to Tom Atwood whose biblical tales have brought much enjoyment. It first showed up on record in the early 1920's but it's roots go back much farther. I didn't know any lyrics but the first two verses so I wrote three more to fill the piece out. This is not meant to celebrate or denigrate religion in anyway but to pay tribute to music that can, for a short while, take you away from your everyday worries and cares and make you feel good. To me - music is a religion all unto itself. This song is in the public domain except for the additional lyrics written by myself. The artwork is by a Flemish painter Aert De Gelder. It is called The Baptism of Christ and was painted in 1710 and hangs in the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge.
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Lyrics
NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE
Nobody's fault but mine, nobody's fault but mine
And if I die and my soul be lost, it ain't nobody's fault but mine
My mama she taught me how to read, my And if I die and my soul be lost, it ain't nobody's fault but mine
The mighty men of old, were born of mortal women and God's sons
They were men of wisdom, unlike those that live today
Ezekial he saw wheels, shining bright up in the sky
nd when they came down to earth, four creatures came out
nd they looked strange, they were not of this earth
And when the wheels rose again, the creatures rose with them
Nobody's fault but mine, nobody's fault but mine
And if I die and my soul be lost, it ain't nobody's fault but mine
My mama she taught me how to read, my And if I die and my soul be lost, it ain't nobody's fault but mine
The mighty men of old, were born of mortal women and God's sons
They were men of wisdom, unlike those that live today
Ezekial he saw wheels, shining bright up in the sky
nd when they came down to earth, four creatures came out
nd they looked strange, they were not of this earth
And when the wheels rose again, the creatures rose with them
snowdragon
Listening to this, I could see a young Elvis singing it in one
of the black and white movies, around say the Kid
Galahad-King Creole time. I'm at a loss to explain where
that one came from.
Nice job, and excellent harp.