Lyrics Reverend Mr. Black - Lonnie Donegan
He
rode
easy
in
the
saddle,
he
was
tall
and
lean
And
at
first
you
thought
nothing
but
a
streak
of
mean
Could
make
any
man
look
so
down
right
strong
But
one
look
in
his
eyes
and
you
knowed
you
was
wrong
He
was
a
mountain
of
a
man,
and
I
want
you
to
know
He
could
preach
hot
hell
or
freezin'
snow
He
carried
a
Bible
in
a
canvas
sack
And
folks
just
called
him
the
Reverend
Mr.
Black
He
was
poor
as
a
beggar
But
he
rode
like
a
king
Sometimes
in
the
evenin'
I
could
hear
him
sing
I
gotta
walk
that
lonesome
valley
I
got
to
walk
it
by
myself
Ain't,
nobody
else
can
walk
it
for
me
I
got
to
walk
it
by
myself
You
got
to
walk
that
lonesome
valley
You
got
to
walk
it
by
yourself
Oh,
nobody
else
can
walk
it
for
you
You
got
to
walk
it
by
yourself
If
ever
I
could
have
thought
this
man
in
black
Was
soft
and
had
any
yellow
up
his
back
I
gave
that
notion
up
one
day
A
lumberjack
came
in
and
it
wasn't
to
pray
Yeah,
he
kicked
open
the
meeting
house
door
And
he
cussed
everybody
up
and
down
the
floor
Then,
when
things
got
quiet
in
the
place
He
walked
up
and
cussed
in
the
preacher's
face
He
hit
that
reverend
like
the
kick
of
a
mule
And
to
my
way
of
thinkin'
it
took
one
pure
fool
To
turn
the
other
cheek
to
that
lumberjack
But
that's
what
he
did,
The
Reverend
Mr.
Black
He
stood
like
a
rock,
a
man
among
men
Then
he
let
that
lumberjack
hit
him
again
And
then
with
a
voice
as
kind
as
could
be
He
cut
him
down
like
a
big
oak
tree
when
he
said
I
gotta
walk
that
lonesome
valley
I
got
to
walk
it
by
myself
Ain't,
nobody
else
can
walk
it
for
me
I
got
to
walk
it
by
myself
You
got
to
walk
that
lonesome
valley
You
got
to
walk
it
by
yourself
Oh,
nobody
else
can
walk
it
for
you
You
got
to
walk
it
by
yourself
It's
been
many
years
since
we
had
to
part
And
I
guess
I
learned
his
ways
by
heart
'Cause
I
can
still
hear
his
sermon's
ring
Down
in
the
valley
where
he
used
to
sing
I
followed
him,
yes
siree,
and
I
don't
regret
it
I
hope
I
will
always
be
a
credit
To
his
memory
'cause
I
want
you
to
understand
The
Reverend
Mr.
Black
was
my
old
man
I
gotta
walk
that
lonesome
valley
I
got
to
walk
it
by
myself
Ain't,
nobody
else
can
walk
it
for
me
I
got
to
walk
it
by
myself
You
got
to
walk
that
lonesome
valley
You
got
to
walk
it
by
yourself
Oh,
nobody
else
can
walk
it
for
you
You
got
to
walk
it
by
yourself
1 I'm Gonna Be a Bachelor
2 Interstate Forty
3 After Taxes
4 Where In the World (Where In This World Are We Going)
5 Diamonds Of Dew
6 Bound for Zion
7 She Was T-Bone Talking Woman
8 Wedding Bells
9 Reverend Mr. Black
10 The Doctor's Daughter
11 Blistered
12 Farewell (Fare Thee Well)
13 Seven Daffodils (Seven Golden Daffodils)
14 When I Was Young
15 It Was A Very Good Year
16 500 Miles Away From Home
17 Lemon Tree
18 Fisherman's Luck
19 Louisiana Man
20 Won't You Tell Me
21 My Sweet Marie
22 Ding Ding
23 Leaving Blues
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