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Author Topic: Bull City Red's Lyrics on Gary Davis' I Saw The Light  (Read 2047 times)

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Offline NoahShull

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Bull City Red's Lyrics on Gary Davis' I Saw The Light
« on: November 29, 2011, 01:00:49 PM »
Ive been searchin for these, and been listening to this over and over, I am pretty close Id say 98% but I dont wanna do an injustice and get somethin wrong.. any help? Ill post what Ive got.  Here is "I Saw The Light":

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Offline NoahShull

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Re: Bull City Red's Lyrics on Gary Davis' I Saw The Light
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2011, 01:05:18 PM »
One morning I was walking 'long
I heard a voice and I saw no one

I saw the light, I saw the light mama
I saw the light, I saw the light comin in the ?

I saw the light that a gambler dont see
When I saw the light it was shining on me

I saw the light, I saw the light mama
I saw the light, I saw the light

Dont you wish your mother could rise and tell
When you're standin at the gates of hell

I saw the light, I saw the light mama
I saw the light, I saw the light

Oh if ya hada been there when I came through
IF ya hada gods vision of (midnight dew?)

saw the light, I saw the light mama
I saw the light, I saw the light


Oh John declared that he saw a man
Had ten thousand  ?? in his hand (visions in his head?)

 saw the light, I saw the light mama
I saw the light, I saw the light

Oh satan is mad I am glad
He missed that soul that he thought he had

 saw the light, I saw the light mama
I saw the light, I saw the light

I dont know what your mother would say about
this old world aint no friend to her

 saw the light, I saw the light mama
I saw the light, I saw the light

I looked east and I lookin west
The fire gonna burn up ???? (the wilderness?)

 saw the light, I saw the light mama
I saw the light, I saw the light


Offline banjochris

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Re: Bull City Red's Lyrics on Gary Davis' I Saw The Light
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2011, 10:23:38 PM »
Try this:


I saw the light, I saw the light MOURNER
I saw the light, I saw the light FROM HEAVEN COME DOWN


Oh if ya hada been there when I came through
OH THEIR HEAD GOT WET IN THE MIDNIGHT DEW


Oh John declared that he saw a man
Had ten thousand  ?? in his hand (visions in his head?) sounds like "ten foundations"

not sure of this one but maybe a Bible search would reveal something


I dont know what your mother WANNA STAY HERE FOR
this old world aint no friend to her


I looked east and I looked IN THE WEST
The fire gonna burn up the wilderness -- right

Offline Doug

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Re: Bull City Red's Lyrics on Gary Davis' I Saw The Light
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2011, 03:21:19 PM »
For the "ten thousand" line I'm hearing:

"Oh [or possibly Old] John declared that he saw a man
Had ten thousand blessings in his hand"

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Re: Bull City Red's Lyrics on Gary Davis' I Saw The Light
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2011, 04:38:42 PM »
Well, to muddy things up, I always heard:
I saw the light, moaners  Although, with a colloquial accent either makes sense.

John declared that he saw a man
Had ten thousand Christians in his hand

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Re: Bull City Red's Lyrics on Gary Davis' I Saw The Light
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2012, 09:08:23 AM »
We're just about to get it.  The word after "I Saw the Light" is "mourners", an old term for the congregation.  I thought at first the line was "ten thousand nations in his hand", but on further listening I think it's "ten foundations in his hand".  I don't know of any biblical reference for this, but that's what it sounds like.  The chorus is really "I Saw the Light from Heaven come down", but the last part is left out mostly.

 


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