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First Line:
Troubles & trials are almost over
Artist & Tune
Version by Rev. Gary Jr. Davis
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Version by Blind Willie Johnson
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Version by Hot Tuna
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Version by Hot Rize
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Version by Red Molly
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About the Song
Print source:
Collected Reprints from Sing Out magazine Vol 2
Needless to say there are many, many versions of this traditional African American spiritual. We (Annie Patterson & Peter Blood) have drawn heavily on Tim O'Brien's cover, but blues renditions like Rev. Gary Davis' version seem closer to the song's roots.