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First Line:
I am tired and so weary
Artist & Tune
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Version by Thomas A. Dorsey
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Version by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Version by Romance Watson
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Version by Red Foley
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Version by Johnny Cash
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Version by Elvis Presley
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Version by Randy Travis
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Version by Little Richard
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Version by Clara Ward
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Version by Lou Rawls
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Reference
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About the Song
This 1937 gospel song was originally written by Dorsey for Mahalia Jackson.
Country singer Red Foley's 1951 recording was one of the first gospel songs to sell a million copies. Foley's recording was a 2015 entry into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.