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Crossroads Blues  (A, 1935)
music/ lyrics:Robert Johnson    Arrangement:F.Holland 2001

I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.
I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.
Asked the Lord above for mercy, "Save me if you please."

I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.
I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.
Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed me by.

I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside.
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standin at the crossroads, I looked east an' I looked west
standin at the crossroads, I looked east an' I looked west
lord i didn't have no sweet woman, to save me in my distress

You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy Willie Brown.
You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy Willie Brown.
And I'm standing at the crossroads, believe I'm sinking down.
 		The Season of the Witch (E, 1967)
music/lyrcis: Donovan Leitch  Arrangement: F.Holland 2001

When i look out my window
many sights to see
and when i look in my window 
so many different people to be
then it's strange, so strange 
you got to pick up every stitch
you got to pick up every stitch 
you got to pick up every stitch 
oooh...must be the season of the witch
must be the season of the witch, yeah
must be the season of the witch

when i look over my shoulder 
what do you think i see 
some old guy looking over
his shoulder at me 
and he's strange
so strange 
you got to pick up every stitch 
you got to pick up every stitch
beatniks are out to make it rich
oh no, must be the season of the witch 
must be the season of the witch, yeah
must be the season of the witch 

you got to pick up every stitch 
the rabbit's running in the ditch
beatniks are out to make it rich
oh no, must be the season of the witch
must be the season of the witch, yeah
must be the season of the witch

when i look out my window
what do you think i see 
and when i look in my window
so many different people to be
it's strange 
sure is strange
you got to pick up every stitch
you got to pick up every stitch
the rabbits run in the ditch
oh no, must be the season of the witch
must be the season of the witch, yeah
must be the season of the witch

Sitting on the Top of the World (E, 19?)
music/lyrcis: Chester Burnett  Arrangement: F.Holland 2001 		Rambling (B, 1934)
music/lyrcis: Robert Johnson  Arrangement: F.Holland 2002
Sitting On Top Of The World
by Chester Burnett
One summer day, she went away;
Gone and left me, she's gone to stay.
She's gone, but I don't worry:
I'm sitting on top of the world.

All the summer, worked all this fall.
Had to take Christmas in my overalls.
She's gone, but I don't worry:
I'm sitting on top of the world.

Going down to the freight yard, gonna catch me a freight train.
Going to leave this town; worked and got to home.
She's gone, but I don't worry:
I'm sitting on top of the world. 		Rambling On My Mind
by Robert Johnson
I got rambling, I got rambling all on my mind.
I got rambling, I got rambling all on my mind.
I hates to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind.

I got mean things, I got mean things all on my mind.
I got mean things, I got mean things all on my mind.
I hates to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind.

I'm going down to the station, catch the fastest train I see.
I'm going down to the station, catch the fastest train I see.
I got the blues 'bout miss so-and-so, and her son's got the blues about me.

I got rambling, I got rambling all on my mind.
I got rambling, I got rambling all on my mind.
I hates to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind.