Come Love Come - Rhiannon Giddens

Come love come, the road lies low

The way is long and hard I know

Come love come, the road lies free

I’ll wait for you in Tennessee

When I was four, my loving mam

Was cornered by the boss' man

She turned her head and got struck down

They buried her in the cold, cold ground

Come love come, the road lies low

The way is long and hard, I know

Come love come, the road lies free

I’ll wait for you in Tennessee

When I was twelve, my father dear

Was strong of arm and free of fear

Until the day he raised his hand

Then he was sold to Alabam'

Come love come, the road lies low

The way is long and hard, I know

Come love come, the road lies free

I’ll wait for you in Tennessee

I was sixteen, found my bloom

And found my man, we jumped the broom

We pledged each other the rest of our lives

And on Saturday nights, we were man and wife

Come love come, the road lies low

The way is long and hard, I know

Come love come, the road lies free

I’ll wait for you in Tennessee

I was eighteen, bugles called

The boys in blue came o’er the wall

I took my chance and followed free

They led the way to Tennessee

Come love come, the road lies low

The way is long and hard, I know

Come love come, the road lies free

I’ll wait for you in Tennessee

Here I sit in a tiny shack

With thirteen others at my back

I’ve sent you word, so all I can do

Is wait, and wait, and wait, and wait, and wait

And wait for you

Come love come, the road lies low

The way is long and hard, I know

Come love come, the road lies free

I’ll wait for you in Tennessee

Come love come, the road lies low

The way is long and hard, I know

Come love come, the road lies free

I’ll wait for you in Tennessee

I’ll wait for you

I’ll wait for you

I’ll wait for you

I’ll wait for you