Sweet sister hold me, roll me in your arms
Don't you let the bad men take me
Don't you let them do me harm
REFRAIN: Stay down, way down, lay down
I'm gonna sit in my rockin' chair, yeah,
Sit in my rockin' chair
Brother please don't leave me, keep me here today
Give me shelter from the night
Don't you let me run away
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Mama tried to warn me, when I was quite young
Don't you let the fire burn you
Don't you listen to the devil's tongue
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Dear Lord have mercy when you judge my soul
Stop me from falling down
Won't you leave my spirit whole
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