Death Letter Blues (Take 1) by Ida Cox lyrics - DamnLyrics

Death Letter Blues (Take 1) Lyrics

I received a letter that my man was dyin'
I received a letter that my man was dyin'
I caught the first plane and went home flyin'When I got there, the folks had gathered around
When I got there, the folks had gathered around
His eyes was set and his face was full of frownsHe wasn't dead, but he was slowly dyin'
He wasn't dead, but he was slowly dyin'
And to think of him I just can't help from cryin'I followed my daddy to the buryin' ground
I followed my daddy to the buryin' ground
I watched the pall bearers slowly let him down
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Ida Cox (February 25, 1896 – November 10, 1967) was an African American singer and vaudeville performer, best known for her blues performances and recordings. She was billed as "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues". Cox was born in February, 1896 as Ida Prather in Toccoa, Habersham County, Georgia, United States (Toccoa was in Habersham County, not yet Stephens County at the time), the daughter of Lamax and Susie (Knight) Prather, and grew up in Cedartown, Georgia, singing in the local African Methodist Church choir.

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