HOLT, Will


Sinner man (traditional)

Where you gonna run to
Sinner man
Where you gonna run to
Sinner man
Where you gonna run to
All on that day

Well, I run to the moon
Moon, won't you hide me
Run to the moon
Moon, won't you hide me
Run to the moon
Moon, won't you hide me
All on that day

The Lord said, sinner man
The moon will be a-bleeding
The Lord said, sinner man
The moon will be a-bleeding
The Lord said, sinner man
The moon will be a-bleeding
All on that day

Well then, I run to the stars
Stars, won't you hide me
Run to the stars
Stars, won't you hide me
Run to the stars
Stars, won't you hide me
All on that day

The Lord said, sinner man
The stars will be a-falling
The Lord said, sinner man
The stars will be a-falling
The Lord said, sinner man
The stars will be a-falling
All on that day

Well then, I run to the sea
Sea, won't you hide me
Run to the sea
Sea, won't you hide me
Run to the sea
Sea, won't you hide me
All on that day

The Lord said, sinner man
The sea will be a-boiling
The Lord said, sinner man
The sea will be a-boiling
The Lord said, sinner man
The sea will be a-boiling
All on that day

Oh, Lord, Lord
Won't you hide me
Lord, Lord
Won't you hide me
Lord, Lord
Won't you hide me
All on that day

The Lord said, sinner man
You shoulda been a-praying
The Lord said, sinner man
You shoulda been a-praying
The Lord said, sinner man
You shoulda been a-praying
All on that day

Oh, Lord, Lord
Look at me praying
Lord, Lord
Look at me praying
Lord, Lord
Look at me praying

The Lord said, sinner man
You prayed too late
The Lord said, sinner man
You prayed too late
The Lord said, sinner man
You prayed too late
All on that day

Well, then, Satan, Satan
Won't you hide me
Satan, Satan
Won't you hide me
Satan, Satan
Won't you hide me
All on that day

Satan said, sinner man
Come right in
Satan said, sinner man
Come right in
Satan said, sinner man
Come right in
All on that day


Lemon Tree (traditional)

When I was just a lad of ten

My father said to me

"Come here and take a lesson from

The lovely lemon tree

Don't put your faith in love, my boy"

My father said to me

"I fear you'll find that love is like

The lovely lemon tree"

Lemon tree very pretty

And the lemon flower is sweet

But the fruit of the poor lemon

Is impossible to eat


Beneath the lemon tree one day

My love and I did lie

A girl so sweet that when she smiled

The sun rose in the sky

We passed the summer lost in love

Beneath the lemon tree

The music of her laughter hid

My father's words from me

One day she left without a word

She took away the sun

And in the dark she left behind

I knew what she had done

She left me for another

It's a common tale but true

A sadder man but wiser now

I sing this song to you