BLIND GARY DAVIS - DEATH DON'T HAVE NO MERCY

From Blind Gary Davis/Harlem Street Songs
(Prestige/Bluesville Records fantasy label)

Death don't have no mercy in this land
Death don't have no mercy in this land
He'll come to your house and he won't stay long
You'll look in the bed and somebody will be gone
Death don't have no mercy in this land
Well Death will go in any family in this land
Well Death will go in every family in this land
Well he'll come to your house and he won't stay long
Well you'll look in the bed and one of your family will be gone
Death will go in any family in this land
Well he never takes a vacation in this land
Well old Death never takes a vacation in this land
Well he'll come to your house and he won't stay long
Well you'll look in the bed and your mother will be gone
Death never takes a vacation in this land
Talk
Great God
Yeah

Well he'll leave you standin' and cryin' in this land
Well Death will leave you standin' and cryin' in this land
Well he'll come to your house and he won't stay long
You'll look in the bed and somebody will be gone
Death will leave you standin' and cryin' in this land
Old Death always in a hurry in this land
Old Death always in a hurry in this land
Well he'll come to your house and he won't stay long
You'll look in the bed and your mother will be gone
Death always in a hurry in this land
Well he won't give you time to get ready in this land
Well he won't give you time to get ready in this land
Well he'll come to your house and he won't stay long
Well you'll look in the bed and somebody will be gone
Death won't give you time to get ready in this land
Make your last talk
Talk to me Death
Talk to me

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Tags:

• blues
• Blind
• Gary
• Davis

[culturayaaa]

What´s the date of this song?

[68shamoa]

@culturayaaa 1960 i think

[TheBigGreat]

@68shamoa 1930s ** :)



[68shamoa]

@TheBigGreat you are probably referring to one of the version in the "second book of negro spirituals".. its not the same but very similar..

[jettsta2401]

This is great, can anyone recommend other blues artist like this.

[68shamoa]

@jettsta2401 sleepy john estes, blind blake

glad you like it! ;-)

[3006khz]

Thats REAL blues right there. If you can't feel this song stirring your soul, you are already dead.

[NeoExcelsior]

Is it just me or is the Rev playing left handed?? Images show him holding it right handed?? 

[DoubleVisionandco]

This was filmed sometime in the late 60's. The clue is the woman is wearing a peace symbol ring. He's a right handed player, but the film is "backwards" as the writing on the guitar head stock is backwards so it shows him playing left handed. This is real blues in it's purest form.

The blues don't get any deeper than this.

[blues999z]

Incredible Incredible Incredible Stuff Mary -- Lord knows how you do it but you definitely know where the Rare and super great Blues Stars are at <3...

[MrMdevaney]

when i heard joe filisko and eric noden play iheard the angels singing i knew i had to checkoue the reverend gary davis respect.

[ibuprofen303]

12-string, right?

[1chamberlain1]

Guy looks like Samuel Jackson

[whatthehellimbored]

powerfull

[rontemplin]

@jettsta2401 Blind Willie Johnson

[eleckson]

@omga14 no, this video is just inverted.