Bluegrass

Hello:

Does anyone possibly have the lyrics and music for "Oh Death",
composed (I think) by Ralph Stanley?

Many Thanks

Larry

Oh Death



Oh death
Oh death
Won't you spare me over til another year

Well what is this that I can't see
With ice cold hands taking hold of me
Well I am death none can excel
I'll open the door to heaven or hell


I'll fix your feet til you can't walk
I'll lock your jaw til you can't talk
I'll close your eyes so you can't see
This very hour come and go with me



Oh death
Oh death
Won't you spare me over til another year



Oh death how you're treatin me
You close my eyes so I can't see
Well you're hurtin my body you make me cold
You run my life right out of my soul



Oh death
Oh death
Won't you spare me over til another year
Won't you spare me over til another year
Won't you spare me over til another year






--

The 59th Land Clearing Company

Rambler:

Thanks a million. I don't suppose you have the music, but if anyone
else has it, I'd appreciate the chords and/or tab for guitar.

regards

Larry

"rambler" <ramblerky@yahoo?.comwrote in message news:< ws.com...

Oh Death

Oh Death, Oh Death,
Won't you spare me over till another year.

Well what is this that I can't see, what has cold hands takin' hold of me?
Well I am death none can excel, I'll open the door to heaven or hell.
Oh Death, someone would prey, could you wait to call me another day?
The children prayed, the preacher preached, time and mercy is out of your
reach.
I'll fix your feet till you cant walk, I'll lock your jaw till you can't
talk,
I'll close your eyes so you can't see, this very hour come and go with me.
Death I come to take the soul, leave the body and leave it cold,
To drop the flesh off of the frame, the earth and worms both have a claim.

Oh Death, Oh Death,
Won't you spare me over till another year.

My mother came to my bed, placed a cold towel upon my head,
My head is warm my feet are cold, death is a movin' upon my soul.
Oh death how your treatin me, you closed my eyes so I can't see
Well you're hurtin' my body you're makin' me cold you've run my life right
out of my soul.
Oh death please consider my age, please don't take me at this stage.
My wealth is all at your command if you will move your icy hand.
Oh the young rich or poor all are like me ya know,
No wealth no land no silver or gold, nothing satisfies me but your soul.

Oh Death, Oh Death,
Won't you spare me over till another year.
Won't you spare me over till another year.
Won't you spare me over till another year.



C YA

Mtch

--
"Come by and sit a spell with me at "


"Larry d'Lion" < in message
news: om...

Larry d'Lion wrote:
Definitely not composed by Ralph Stanley.
From the Digital Tradition
"
Sarah Ogan Gunning recorded a version on her 1965 Folk Legacy album, "A
Girl of Constant
Sorrow":
The sleeve notes (UK release on Topic Records) say: " Oh Death is found
in white and Negro
tradition from Texas to the Georgia Sea Islands and is available today
in widely contrasting
settings: unaccompanied vocal solo, hillbilly duet (with guitars),
bluegrhostinghostinghosting band. This stark
conversational piece has attracted a number of short stylized
explanations which place the song
on the lips of a dying slave beaten by a cruel plantation mistress, or
on the lips of a Kentucky
hill-preacher stricken by the Lord for ignoring His call. Sarah adds an
excellent narrative of her
own: Elizabeth, her mother, used to sing this sad song while gathering
herbs in the woods. One
day she wandered near a concealed underground still. The moonshiners
took Aunt Lizzie to be
a ghost and in terrible fright abandoned the still (but only
temporarily)."

A similar dialogue with Death turns up in the traditional English song
"Death and the Lady",
which may be 16th century in origin."

Carl

Carl: I got the Ralph Stanley reference off a record label, crediting
him with the composition. Sounds like it should be "Traditional,
arranged by Ralph Stanley".

Thanks for correcting that. Now, do you have the music/tab/chords?

Regards

Larry

Carl Baron < in message news:<

Larry d'Lion wrote:
Sorry no, only the words from the Dock Boggs version.
Carl

hi Larry
I saw Ralph perform that song in Chicago a year or so ago with the "Down
From the Mountain " show, (long list of stars were there, Patty Lovelace,
Allison Kraus, Union Station, Jerry Douglas, Norman Blake, Ricky Skaggs,
Nashville Bluegrhostinghostinghosting Band, The Whites, Chris Thomas King, Emma Lou Harris
and more, cant remember them all)
Anyway, to the point, when Ralph introduced the song, he said it was one he
remembered his father singing to him as a child.
Ive never heard anyone but him do it, and thats been accapella.
And I have to say I think he was 75 when I heard him, his voice is still
outstanding.
Also wanted to point out that artists can copyright the arrangement and
recording performance of a piece in public domain (traditional). Without
authorship.


good pickin to you
Michael

Over 100,000 served.

hostinghosting banjo players free mp3 downloads
"Larry d'Lion" < in message
news: om... news:<

On 23 Sep 2003 12:52:25 -0700, (Larry d'Lion)
wrote:
Larry, here are the lyrics from the 'Oh Brother where art thou' album.

Oh, Death
Ralph Stanley
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

oh death
oh death
won't you spare me over to another year

Well what is this that I cant see
Ice cold hands taking hold of me
Well I am death none can excel
I've opened the door to heaven or hell

oh death someone would pray
could you wait to call me another day
The children prayed, the preacher preached
having mercy is out of your reach

I'll fix your feet till you cant walk
I'll lock your jaw til you cant talk
I'll close your eyes so you cant see
its burrin time come go with me

Death I come to take the soul
leave the body and leave it cold
To drop the flesh off of the frame
The earth and worms both have a claim

Oh Death,
oh death
Wont you spare me over to another year

My Mother came to my bed,
placed a cold towel upon my head
My head is warm my feet are cold
Death is a moving upon my soul

Oh death how your treating me
you closed my eyes so I cant see
well your hurting my body you make me cold you
you run my life right out of my soul

oh death please consider my age
please don't take me at this stage
my wealth is all at your command
if you will move your icy hand

oh the young, the rich or poor
all alike me you know
no wealth, no land, no silver, no gold
nothing satisfies me but your soul

oh death
oh death
wont you spare me over to another year
wont you spare me over to another year
wont you spare me over to another year

Sooner Acoustic Music has that song. Might give them a call (405)
736-9200 or email them.
.

TT

< in message
news: