Biography:
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923, Deep Gap, North Carolina – May 29, 2012, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) was a guitar player, banjo player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music.
Doc played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but was best known for his flatpick work. His virtuosity combined with his authenticity as a mountain musician made him a highly influential figure during the folk music revival.
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Other songs:
- Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
- Deep River Blues
- A
- Alberta
- Banks Of The Ohio
- Big Spike Hammer
- Blue Railroad Train
- Born About Six Thousand Years Ago
- Call Of The Road
- Columbus Stockade Blues
- Crawdad Hole Song
- Curly Headed Baby
- Docs Guitar
- Dont Monkey Round My Widder
- Dream Of The Miners Child
- Footprints In The Snow
- Gamblers Yodel
- Georgie
- Going Down This Road Feeling Bad
- Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
- Greenville Trestle High
- Handsome Molly
- I Couldnt Believe It Was True
- I Saw A Man At The Close Of Day
- Im Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
- In Case You Ever Change Your Mind
- Life Gits Teejus Dont It
- Listening To The Rain
- Little Darlin Pal Of Mine
- Little Orphan Girl
- Little Sadie
- Little Stream Of Whiskey
- Lost John
- Mama Dont Allow No Music
- Mandman With A Box
- Matchbox Blues
- Matty Groves
- Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
- Moody River
- More Pretty Girls Than One
- My Creole Belle
- My Rose Of Old Kentucky
- Nashville Picking
- Never No Mo Blues
- Nobodys Fault But Mine
- Nothin To It
- Old Camp Meeting Time
- Omie Wise
- Peach Picking Time In Georgia
- Ready For The Times To Get Better
- Rising Sun Blues
- Rye Cove
- Shady Grove
- Sitting On Top Of The World
- St James Hospital
- St James Infirmary
- Stackolee
- Streamline Cannonball
- Summertime
- T For Texas
- Tennessee Rag
- Tennessee Stud
- The Riddle Song
- The Telephone Girl
- The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
- Three Times Seven
- Tom Dooley
- Train Whistle Blues
- Traveling Man
- Treasures Untold
- Uncloudy Day
- Walk On Boy
- Way Downtown
- Weary Blues
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From the album "Southbound"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HWaFnFefTc
capo 3 original key Cm
[Verse 1]
Am E7
I was born one mornin',
Am E7
The rain a-pourin' down,
Am Am/G C F
Heard my mammy say to my pappy,
E7 Dm/F Am
"Let's call him John Henry Brown." Walk on boy.
[Chorus]
Am Am/G E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm/F Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm/F Am
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 2]
Am Am/G E7
I left my mammy and pappy
Am Am/G E7
Just about the age of ten
Am Am/G C F
Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee
E7 Dm/F Am
Totin' water for the hard workin' men. Walk on boy.
[Chorus]
Am Am/G E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm/F Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm/F Am
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 3]
Am Am/G E7
One day my pappy told me,
Am Am/G E7
"Some advice I wanna give to you
Am Am/G C F
Son, find a good woman, be good to her,
E7 Dm/F Am
An' she's gonna be good to you."
[Chorus]
Am
Walk on, boy.
Am Am/G E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm/F Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm/F Am
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 4]
Am Am/G E7
If anyone ever should ask you,
Am Am/G E7
"Just who is that fella Brown?"
Am Am/G C F
You can tell him I'm the boy who left his hammer smokin'
E7 Dm/F Am
Where he beat that steam drill down. Walk on, boy
[Outro]
Am Am/G E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm/F Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
Am Am6
Walk on boy, walk on boy, walk on, boy.
*****************************************************
Version on the album "3rd Generation Blues"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikW8D4fncoI
capo 2 original key Bm
[Intro]
Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am
[Verse 1]
Am Am/G E7
I was born one mornin',
Am Am/G E7
The rain a-pourin' down,
Am Am/G C F
Heard my mammy say to my pappy,
E7 Dm Am
"Let's call him John Henry Brown." Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
Am E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 2]
Am Am/G E7
One day my pappy told me,
Am Am/G E7
"Some advice I wanna give to you
Am Am/G C F
Son, find a good woman, be good to her,
E7 Dm Am
An' she's gonna be good to you." Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
Am E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 3]
Am Am/G E7
I left my mammy and pappy
Am Am/G E7
Just about the age of ten
Am Am/G C F
Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee
E7 Dm Am
Totin' water for the hard workin' men. Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
Am E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 4]
Am Am/G E7
Anyone ever should ask you,
Am Am/G E7
"Just who is that fella Brown?"
Am Am/G C F
You can tell him I'm the boy that left his hammer smokin'
E7 Dm Am
Where he beat that steam drill down. Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
Am
Walk on boy,
[Outro]
Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HWaFnFefTc
capo 3 original key Cm
[Verse 1]
Am E7
I was born one mornin',
Am E7
The rain a-pourin' down,
Am Am/G C F
Heard my mammy say to my pappy,
E7 Dm/F Am
"Let's call him John Henry Brown." Walk on boy.
[Chorus]
Am Am/G E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm/F Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm/F Am
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 2]
Am Am/G E7
I left my mammy and pappy
Am Am/G E7
Just about the age of ten
Am Am/G C F
Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee
E7 Dm/F Am
Totin' water for the hard workin' men. Walk on boy.
[Chorus]
Am Am/G E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm/F Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm/F Am
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 3]
Am Am/G E7
One day my pappy told me,
Am Am/G E7
"Some advice I wanna give to you
Am Am/G C F
Son, find a good woman, be good to her,
E7 Dm/F Am
An' she's gonna be good to you."
[Chorus]
Am
Walk on, boy.
Am Am/G E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm/F Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm/F Am
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 4]
Am Am/G E7
If anyone ever should ask you,
Am Am/G E7
"Just who is that fella Brown?"
Am Am/G C F
You can tell him I'm the boy who left his hammer smokin'
E7 Dm/F Am
Where he beat that steam drill down. Walk on, boy
[Outro]
Am Am/G E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm/F Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
Am Am6
Walk on boy, walk on boy, walk on, boy.
*****************************************************
Version on the album "3rd Generation Blues"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikW8D4fncoI
capo 2 original key Bm
[Intro]
Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am
[Verse 1]
Am Am/G E7
I was born one mornin',
Am Am/G E7
The rain a-pourin' down,
Am Am/G C F
Heard my mammy say to my pappy,
E7 Dm Am
"Let's call him John Henry Brown." Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
Am E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 2]
Am Am/G E7
One day my pappy told me,
Am Am/G E7
"Some advice I wanna give to you
Am Am/G C F
Son, find a good woman, be good to her,
E7 Dm Am
An' she's gonna be good to you." Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
Am E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 3]
Am Am/G E7
I left my mammy and pappy
Am Am/G E7
Just about the age of ten
Am Am/G C F
Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee
E7 Dm Am
Totin' water for the hard workin' men. Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental]
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
Am E7
Am Am/G C F
E7 Dm Am
[Verse 4]
Am Am/G E7
Anyone ever should ask you,
Am Am/G E7
"Just who is that fella Brown?"
Am Am/G C F
You can tell him I'm the boy that left his hammer smokin'
E7 Dm Am
Where he beat that steam drill down. Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am E7
Walk on down the road
Am Am/G C F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
E7 Dm Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
Am
Walk on boy,
[Outro]
Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am
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Doja Cat
Dolls United
Dolly