Lord, that 61 Highway
It the longest road I know
Lord, that 61 Highway
It the longest road I know
She run from New York City
Run right by my baby’s do'
Well, there some folks said them
Greyhound buses don’t run
Lordy, some folks said them
Greyhound buses don’t run
Lord, just go to West Memphis, baby
Look down Highway 61
I said, please
I said, please see somebody for me
I said ple-eee-eee-ase
Please see somebody for me
If you see my baby
Tell her she’s alright with me
Lord, if I should hap’n a-die, baby
Before you think my time have come
Lord, if I should hap’n a-die, baby
'Fore you think my time have come
I want you bury my body
Down on Highway 61
I always tell the story of how I saw Fred play when I was in high school at a local ballroom circa 1970-71. it was very up close and personal and after he played I walked up to him and asked him if I could buy him a shot...he agreed and I bought him a shot of whiskey. RIP Fred!
Lord, that 61 Highway
It the longest road I know
Lord, that 61 Highway
It the longest road I know
She run from New York City
Run right by my baby's do'
Well, there some folks said them
Greyhound buses don't run
Lordy, some folks said them
Greyhound buses don't run
Lord, just go to West Memphis, baby
Look down Highway 61
I said, please
I said, please see somebody for me
I said ple-eee-eee-ase
Please see somebody for me
If you see my baby
Tell her she's alright with me
my dad past away a few years ago and I was listening to this tune at the time. I tuned the guitar to d and started playing with Fred. it was stuck in that tuning for several years. i was finnally able to write a song for him but in reality it was just this song. Mr mcdowell , thank you,!
thank alan lomax 4 that he recorded blues artists all over the country n all of it would have been a memory if it wasnt 4 him,i dont think the vinyl reissues r analogue tho,im suspicious of labels now so i buy the old 1ps without multiple overdubs n inferior sonics,i want nothing but 2 exspeariance it as it was,the sad fact is.98% of new lp n 45 reissues r pointlessly digital 2day,n far from respect what the original musicians intended.all the original releases r far superior n its a sad fact
Whenever I listen to Mississippi Fred McDowell I'm afraid he's going to jump out of the record player and smack someone upside the head with his guitar.
Not even N.W.A. or Slayer can compete with the level of aggressiveness in Fred's guitar picking.