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Version 1 of Big Tent Revival Lyrics The Ballad of Arlis Richards (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/b/big-tent-revival/the-ballad-of-ar...) Version 1 of the lyrics | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Arlis Richards was a man | Arlis Richards was a man who lived among the | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Who lived among the blacks | blacks He was a crosstie walker with guitar on his | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | He was a cross tie walker | backbarely educated couldn't write his name but | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | With guitar on his back | when he played his guitar this is what he sang | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 2 | CHORUS: I have been set freepain and misery no | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | longer follow meI know Jesus! | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Just outside of Memphis back in 52Arlis was a | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | ramblin the way that he would do playing on his | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | guitar sitting in the shade people came to listen | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | to the music that he made | 8 | ||||||||||||
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| 10 | BRIDGESome folks walked on by when they saw the | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | color of his skin others stayed and cried when | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | they saw the man within. | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Barely educated | When his song was overArlis went his way But some | 5 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Couldn't write his name | folks say revivalstarted that day | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1 | But when he played his guitar | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Everybody sang | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | I have been set free | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Pain and misery | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | No longer follow me | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | I know Jesus | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Just outside of Memphis | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Back in '52 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Arlis was a ramblin' | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | The way that he would do | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Playing on his guitar | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Sitting in the shade | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | People came to listen | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | To the music that he made | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | I have been set free | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Pain and misery | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | No longer follow me | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | I know Jesus | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Some folks walked on by | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | They saw the color of his skin | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Others stayed and cried | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | They saw the man within | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 29 | When his song was over | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Arlis went his way | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | But some folks say revival | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Started that day | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| 34 | I have been set free | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Pain and misery | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | No longer follow me | 36 | ||||||||||||
| 37 | I know Jesus | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 38 | One more time, gonna sing this song | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 39 | 39 | |||||||||||||
| 40 | I have been set free | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Pain and misery | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | No longer follow me | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | I know Jesus | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | He knows me | 44 | ||||||||||||
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