Calling Me Home (with Francesco Turrisi) - Rhiannon Giddens

Meet me at the house on the top of the hill I've got two important people that I'm ready to kill Oh, I'll just flunk or fail, so give me something better to do Well, I'll just flunk or fail, so give me something better to do Santa's on the roof, with his presents and sack He's got one hand with a blade and the other's an axe Oh, I'll just flunk or fail. so give me something better to do Well, I'll just flunk or fail, so give me something better to do Then I hear God's call And all my hate is gone I hear Him calling me back home Oh, I hear God's call And now my hate is gone I heard Him calling me back home Calling me back home Calling me back home Calling me back home Calling me back home Calling me back home Calling me back home Calling me back home Calling me back home God is calling me back home He's calling me back home He's calling me back home He's calling me back home He's calling me back home He's calling me back home He's calling me back home He's calling me back home He's calling me back home (Calling me back) He's calling me back home (Calling me back) He's calling me back home (Calling me back) He's calling me back home (Calling me back) He's calling me back home (Calling me back) He's calling me back home (Calling me back) He's calling me back home He's calling me back home

Walked past me on the stairs You didn't see me there Pretend I didn't care Of course, I still care But I'm drunk enough to play the game I lean in and you move away But you linger all the same And I can't help myself but say But I know a kiss won't make it right And there's no future left in sight But I got no false hope in my mind Would you just come home with me tonight? Pieces of my soul Are burning in my throat He's lighting up your phone You're here, but you're already gone Still, I'm drunk enough to play the game I lean in and you move away But I still love you all the same That's why I can't help myself to say Well, I know a kiss won't make it right And there's no future left in sight But I got no false hope in my mind But would you just come home with me tonight? The light has finally left your eyes But we once flew in summer skies And you were holding me so tight Would you just come home with me tonight? 'Cause I know a kiss won't make it right And there's no future left in sight But I got no false hope in my mind So, would you just come home with me tonight? But I know a kiss won't make it right And there's no future left in sight But I got no false hope in my mind So, would you just come home with me tonight? Would you just come home with me?

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Mama, dear mama, look in yonder tree See that pretty little sparrow, a-lookin' back at me She can soar above the clouds, way up in the sky She can fly away from here, why, o why, can't I? Daughter, dear daughter, I'll tell you something true Remember Gran Eliza, well, every night she flew They tried to keep her down but there was nothing they could do She could fly, she could fly She could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high She could fly across the river Her spirit in her hands Searching, always searching for the promised land Mama, dear mama, mama tell me more I feel a trembling in my arms, I've never felt before Daughter, dear daughter, listen what I say Your granny always told me you'd feel that way some day Every time she looked at you she saw the old-time ways When we could fly, we could fly We could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high We could fly across the mountains Together, hand in hand Searching, always searching for the promised land Mama, dear mama, come and stand by me I feel a lightness in my feet, a longing to be free My heart it is a-shakin' with an old, old song I hear the voices sayin', it's time for moving on She took her mama by the hand, they rose up in the air They held each other tight and then They flew away from there They held each other tight and then they flew away from there They could fly, they could fly They could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high They could fly across the ocean Together, hand in hand Searching, always searching for the promised land

I've got a babe but shall I keep him 'Twill come the day when I'll be weepin' But how can I love him any less This little babe upon my breast You can take my body You can take my bones You can take my blood But not my soul You can take my body You can take my bones You can take my blood But not my soul I've got a body dark and strong I was young but not for long You took me to bed a little girl Left me in a woman's world You can take my body You can take my bones You can take my blood But not my soul You can take my body You can take my bones You can take my blood But not my soul Day by day I work the line Every minute overtime Fingers nimble, fingers quick My fingers bleed to make you rich You can take my body You can take my bones You can take my blood But not my soul You can take my body You can take my bones You can take my blood But not my soul You can take my body (you can take) You can take my bones (my body, you can take) You can take my blood (my bones, you can take) But not my soul (my soul) Take my body (you can take) You can take my bones (my body, you can take) You can take my blood (my bones) But not my soul (you can take my blood) I've got a babe but shall I keep him