Big Al Downing - Mr. Jones (audio)

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He was an old black country farmer
Driving home another load of hay
When he came upon an accident
On a lonely county highway
He could hear a baby cryin'
See the folks as they lay dyin'
And the mother said with her final breath
"The baby has no kin
Won't you please take him in
Give him love and give him all your best"
So he took him to the big house
Where he worked as a sharecropper
From that day on he never was alone
And when the little white boy
Cut his hand from picking berries
He came running, crying to Mr. Jones

I'm in trouble come and get me Mr. Jones
You're the only one to help me
In this world I'm so alone
Yes I love you and I need you Mr. Jones
I'm in trouble come and get me Mr. Jones

He grew up and got in trouble
With the law and on the double
Soon his name was known throughout the land
He robbed a bank in Dallas
Killed a man in Oklahoma
Each time he'd take the phone up in his hand
Each time the county sheriff stopped by
A part of Mr. Jones would die
And from his eyes the tears began to run
And he began to pray that he'd live to see the day
He'd hold the boy he raised just like a son

I'm in trouble come and get me Mr. Jones
You're the only one to help me
In this world I'm all alone
Yes I love you and I need you Mr. Jones
I'm in trouble come and get me Mr. Jones

One Saturday night as he lay in jail
From fightin' and just raisin' hell
That Sunday mornin' he picked up the phone
And as the telephone was ringing
Back home in church a choir was singing
"I'm Going Home" for Mr. Jones
And when the choir stopped singing
Well, the telephone it just kept on ringing
As they slowly laid Mr. Jones to rest
And there are those that say
Well, Mr. Jones he passed away
From a broken heart and just plain unhappiness

I'm in trouble come and get me Mr. Jones
You're the only one to help me
In this world I'm so alone
Yes I love you and I need you Mr. Jones
I'm in trouble come and get me Mr. Jones

Category:

Music

Tags:

• big
• al
• downing
• mr
• jones
• country

[DakotaLace97]

:/ this was my grandfather

[DakotaLace97]

:\ this was my grandfather

[angel44fish]

this is a very good oddie

[danzig8714]

yes i cane see my dad playing it on vinyl or 45s and drinking fall city beer

[guignard99876]

love it miss the oldies

[cippy2k]

this is what i love about you tube and the internet..I loved this song BUT living at the time in nyc no one carried it and the song just played on in my mind! oh the memories you brought back

[lolamaygoodman]

lots of memeroies from this song

[menee1992]

WOW !! AWESOME song. My mom and I used to listen to this on the radio all the time and sing along. Man I miss her. I am she is singing it around the throne in Heaven. : )

[beechnut79]

This was one of my favorite songs at the time it was out. And yes, this artist didn't get the recognition he deserved. At the time many including me wondered if this was the same Al Downing who was a baseball pitcher for a number of years, mostly with the New York Yankees. But no, they are two separate people. I believe the latter Al Downing is still alive.

[speakwhnspkn2]

Today is the first time I've heard Big Al Downing. I am very impressed. I've only listened to a few songs, but what I've heard, I've loved. This guy was a remarkable talent. Too bad racism kept him from being bigger than he was in the genre of country music.

If not for this guy and Charlie Pride, there'd be no Cowboy Troy or Darius "Uncle Ruckus" Rucker.