Lay Me Down
Georgie Fame"Lay Me Down" is a song by Georgie Fame, released in 1971 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:40 long and contains 43 lines and 275 words.
Lyrics
0:15Let us find a better way
0:21My father said in silent prayer
0:27Let the light of love
0:30Peace be everywhere
0:34Let us learn to take our share
0:40The day he passed away
0:45Before he died
0:49I heard him say
0:53The lord's light shines on me
0:59Lay me down by that old railroad track
1:05Lay me down with the world at my back
1:11Spent my life and broke
1:13My back in slavery
1:17Lay me down and let me be free
1:24All our lives a guiding hand
1:29He worked his heart out on the land
1:35From the morning sun
1:38Until the day was done
1:42The good lord gave him
1:43Strength to carry on
1:49The city took his land away
1:54But not half the crops
1:58He had to pay
2:02Get down on your knees and pray
2:07Lay me down by that old railroad track
2:14Lay me down with the world at my back
2:20Spent my life and broke my back in slavery
2:26Lay me down let me be free
2:32Lay me down by that old railroad track
2:38Lay me down with the world at my back
2:44Spent my life and broke my back in slavery
2:51Lay me down let me be free
2:54Sing it children
2:57Lay me down by that old railroad track
3:01That's where I wanna be
3:03Lay me down with the world at my back
3:09Spent my life and broke my back in slavery
3:15Lay me down let me be free
3:19C'mon children
3:21Lay me down by that old railroad track
3:28Lay me down with the world at my back
3:34Spent my life and broke my back in slavery
3:40Lay me down let me be free
Let us find a better way My father said in silent prayer Let the light of love Peace be everywhere Let us learn to take our share The day he passed away Before he died I heard him say The lord's light shines on me Lay me down by that old railroad track Lay me down with the world at my back Spent my life and broke My back in slavery Lay me down and let me be free All our lives a guiding hand He worked his heart out on the land From the morning sun Until the day was done The good lord gave him Strength to carry on The city took his land away But not half the crops He had to pay Get down on your knees and pray Lay me down by that old railroad track Lay me down with the world at my back Spent my life and broke my back in slavery Lay me down let me be free Lay me down by that old railroad track Lay me down with the world at my back Spent my life and broke my back in slavery Lay me down let me be free Sing it children Lay me down by that old railroad track That's where I wanna be Lay me down with the world at my back Spent my life and broke my back in slavery Lay me down let me be free C'mon children Lay me down by that old railroad track Lay me down with the world at my back Spent my life and broke my back in slavery Lay me down let me be free
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