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In Jeremiah Hosea’s <@Earthdriver> interview on today’s Bassline with Charles Kovess <@CharlesKovess>, Kovess mentioned the singing group Peter, Paul and Mary.
One of their songs, titled “If I Had My Way,” song is about Samson of the Bible.
During this performance I heard a string base, but the base player is not with them on stage. Note the lyrics and listen to the spirited vocal melody, harmony and descant. Tap dancing feet and sporadic hand clapping is the only percussion I hear.
Peter, Paul and Mary's “If I Had My Way” rendition is an energetic folk music style that's akin to the black church! As a matter of fact toward the end of the song, it sounds like the trio are indeed having church!
“If I Had My Way” was originally recorded by Blind Willie Johnson on December 3, 1927.
This song certainly brings back pleasant childhood memories.
To those of us righteous people and righteous Christians I’m sure you all will agree with me “If I Had My Way” is about how we all feel about setting things right, stopping the shots, and Ending All Tyranny!
“If I Had My Way” lyrics
Oh, you read about Samson, you read about his birth
He was the strongest man ever to live on Earth.
One day old Samson he was walking alone
He looked down on the ground and he saw an old jaw-bone.
He lifted up that jaw-bone, swung it over his head,
And when he got to moving LORD ten thousand was dead.
If I had my way,
If I had my way in this wicked world,
If I had my way I would tear this building down.
Samson and the lion now got in attack
Samson he crawled up on the lion's back
You can read about the lion —he killed a man with his paw
Samson he got his hands around the lion's jaw
And he ripped that beast till the lion was dead
And the bees made honey in the lion's head.
If I had my way,
If I had my way in this wicked world,
If I had my way I would tear this building down.
Yeah Delilah was a woman, fine and fair
She had lovely looks, she had cold black hair
Delilah climbed up on Samson's knee
And said “Tell me where your strength lies, if you please”
She talked so fine, she talked so fair,
Samson said “Delilah, cut off my hair,
Shave my head just as clean as your hand
My strength will be like a natural man.”
If I had my way,
If I had my way in this wicked world,
If I had my way I would tear this building down.
If I had my way,
If I had my way in this wicked world,
If I had my way I would tear this building down.
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