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Bible's Right, The/Blind Man Stood on the Way and Cried
Tradtional Old-Time, Spiritual;
ARTIST: from on-line sources; no author given
Josh White: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hnuJZt7Mvk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma5nbBvUCXc
Spiritual arr. H. T. Burleigh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGySzjrMCJc
Contemporary version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3xPA6Vj6cA
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Bluegrass Gospel;
DATE: 1800s; 1909 Howard W. Odum, "Religious Folk-Songs of the Southern Negroes" (American Journal of Psychology and Education, vol. iii, p. 356).
RECORDING INFO: Blind Man Stood on the Way and Cried
Lomax, J. A. & A. Lomax / American Ballads and Folk Songs, MacMillan, Bk (1934), p596 [1920s]
Sandburg, Carl (ed.) / American Songbag, Harcourt, Sof (1955/1928), p452 (Blind Man Lay Beside the Way)
Lomax, Alan / Folksongs of North America, Doubleday Dolphin, Sof (1975/1960), p473/#245 [1930s] (Blind Man)
Hurt, Mississippi John. D.C. Blues, Vol 2. Library of Congress Rec...,, Fuel 302 061 495 2, CD (2003), trk# 1.15 [1963/07] (Blind Man Sit in the Way and Cried)
OTHER NAMES: “The Blind Man,” "Blind Man Lay Beside the Way," "Blind Man Stood on the Way and Cried"
SOURCES: from Journal of American folklore, Volume 27 By American Folklore Society 1914.
NOTES: “The Blind Man,” or "Blind Man Stood on the Way and Cried" is a well known African-American spiritual. This version is from the Journal of American folklore, Volume 27 By American Folklore Society 1914.
The song has more recently become a campfire song and is used as a praise song in contemporary services with a slightly different form. Most contemporary versions use the repeated chord progression: Em D/C B7 or Am G/ F E7.
Blind Man- (Contemporary Version 1)
Contemporary version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3xPA6Vj6cA
Am G /F E7
Am G F E7
Blindman stood by the road and he cried
Am G F E7
Blindman stood by the road and he cried
Am G F E7
Blindman stood by the road and he cried
E7
He cried, whoa!
E7 Am G F
Show me the way, ay, ay
E7 Am G F
Show me the way,
E7 Am G F
Show me the way,
E7
The way to go home.
Woman stood by the well and she cried (x3)
She cried, whoa!
Show me the truth, (x3)
The way to go home.
Lazarus laid in the grave and they cried (x3)
They cried, whoa!
Show us the life, (x3)
The way to go home.
Jesus hung on the cross and He cried (x3)
He cried, whoa!
I am the Way, I am the Truth,
I am the Life, and the Way to go home.
Am G F E7
Jesus rose from the grave and He cried (x3)
E7
He cried, whoa!
E7 Am G F
I am the Way,
E7 Am G F
I am the Truth,
E7 Am G F
I am the Life,
E7
the Way to go home.
Am
Jesus!
Blind Man Stood By The Way (Contemporary Version 2)
Repeat through the whole song: Am G F E
Blindman stood by the way and he cried!
Blindman stood by the way and he cried!
Blindman stood by the way and he cried!
He cried o-o-oh
Show me the way-ay-ay
Show me the way-ay-ay
Show me the way-ay-ay, the way to go home.
Jesus stood by the way and he cried!
Jesus stood by the way and he cried!
Jesus stood by the way and he cried!
He cried o-o-oh
I am the way-ay-ay
I am the way-ay-ay
I am the way-ay-ay, the way to go home!
Blindman stood by the way and he cried!
Blindman stood by the way and he cried!
Blindman stood by the way and he cried!
He cried o-o-oh
I found the way-ay-ay
I found the way-ay-ay
I found the way-ay-ay, the way to go home, Jesus!!
THE BLIND MAN- (Contemporary Version 3)
The blind man stood in the road and cried
The blind man stood in the road and cried
Cryin' O Lord don't turn yo back on me
The blind man stood in the road and cried
The widow sat by the well and cried
The widow sat by the well and cried
Cryin' O Lord don't turn yo back on me
The widow sat by the well and cried
The people lay in the dark and cried
The people lay in the dark and cried
Cryin' O Lord don't turn yo back on me
The people lay in the dark and cried
The sick man come to the Lord and cried
The sick man come to the Lord and cried
Cryin' O Lord don't turn yo back on me
The sick man come to the Lord and cried
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