Tuesday, 26 November 2013

[dcab-l] Gospel Song: "Just a Man Waiting"

 

Bluegrassers:

 

Here's another Rattlesnake Hill gospel recording, this

one also from 19th Century Man.   Same personnel as last cut:

 

  Fred Travers   Dobro & Harmony

  Willie Oldes     Bass

  Mark Vann      Banjo

  Mike Phipps     Mandolin & Harmony

  Ed Schaeffer    Guitar and Vocals

 

This song also was written by my friend Fred Moore, from Philadelphia.

 

To listen, just click the URL below:

 

http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html

 

I hope you enjoy it!  Fred's words follow below.

 

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                         Just a Man Waiting                        F

                                Fred Moore

 

The first time I saw him I thought he was blind

But his eyes had seen so much they no longer shined

The next time I saw him his hair was all gone

He was just a man waiting for Jesus to come

 

Chorus:       Down at the heals and up on the line

                   An old grey bird waiting his time

                   Shy from the rain, shy from the sun

                   He was just a man waiting for Jesus to come

 

A bottle of wine was all that he owned

No family, no friends, an old bird all alone

His talk was all mumbled, the wine had his tongue

He was just a man waiting for Jesus to come

 

Chorus:

 

They found him this morning in a burned out doorway

I thought no one knew him then I heard someone say

“Why that’s old Frank Fagan if I know anyone

He was just a man waiting for Jesus to come

 

Chorus:

 

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