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Lyrics : Memphis Dust
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Memphis Dust

[G7] [C7] [G7] [C7] 
What's the matter Son?
I know Son.
I'ze tell you's what I do
When the days goin bad
I like to testify.

[G7] I lived my life like a [B7] freeman, [C7] Did exactly what I did choose. [G7] 
[G7] Thought I'ze too big for [A7] destruction, [D7] Didn't want to follow Mama's rules.
[Em] But suddenly I got the [C] devil's disease, [G7] Got my wages for [C7] doing what I please.
And it's getting dark Mama, [G7] ooh, [C7] 
It's getting dark Mama, [G7] ooh, [C7] 
It's getting [Am7] dark Mama and the [D7] sea's waves are getting rough. [G7][C7][G7][C7][Am7][D7][G7]

Lying there dying in my self-made bed, My Mama had her praying knees on.
She kept saying, "I'm that Shumanite woman.", "And this is my God-given son." 
The Lord spoke to Mama eventhough I'd been wrong,
She started waiting for Elijah to come along.
But it's getting dark Mama, ooh,
It's getting darker Mama, ooh,
It's getting darker, and the sea's waves are getting mighty high.

Mama waiting patient at the front yard gate, Letting dew collect on her brow.
Big hearted Mama set her eyes on the road, Knowing he was coming somehow.        
Along come the Parson singing "One of Them", He had Memphis dust on his shoes.
Mama said, "Been waiting on you since early morn, In there a dying is my only first born."
But it's getting darker Mama, ooh,
It's getting way-dark Mama, ooh,
It's getting darker, and the waves are getting way too high.

Parson weren't too big to come in our front door, Saw me on my self-made bed.
Said he was a Parson who prayed for the sick, Mama wanted my Soul instead.
Mama did her praying, Parson bowed his head,
Then the Parson started praying, Don't rightly know just what he said,
But it's getting lighter Mama, oh yeah,
It's getting lighter Mama, oh yeah,
It's getting lighter Mama and the sea is starting to calm.

[C7] About a year later, I [G7] saw Parson Bill.
At the train station [C7] "I know it's you Parson Branham and there's [G7] something I just got to tell.
You remember [C7] me Parson Branham?  Not [G7] only was I healed,
But [A7] I'ze saved too cause I [D7] got that something real !"

It's completely Light Mama, ahh yes!
It's completely Light Mama, ahh yes,
It's completely Light Mama and the sea is completely calm.

It's Light Mama, oh yes, It's Light Mama and your faith held that plane on the ground.
(Your faith kept Elijah's plane on the ground Mama !)
It's Light Mama,    
It's Light Mama
And Elijahs got Memphis dust on his shoes.

So glad Elijah come to Memphis Mama
So glad Elijah come to Memphis
So glad Elijah come to Memphis and got dusty shoes.

Oh happy day, Since Jesus washed my sins away.
Oh it's a happy day,   Oh happy day.

G   C7   G   C7   G   C7   C   C7... to end.

May 20, 1998


(c) Tim Mullen 



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