Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
"Going Down The Road Feeling Bad" (also known as the "Lonesome Road Blues") is a traditional American folk song. The first known recording is from 1923 by Henry Whitter, an Appalachian singer.[1][2] The earliest versions of the lyrics are from the perspective of an inmate in prison with the refrain, "I'm down in that jail on my knees" and refer to eating "corn bread and beans."[3] The song has been recorded by many artists such as Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Skeeter Davis, Elizabeth Cotten, and the Grateful Dead, and the song is featured in To Bonnie from Delaney, "Mountain Jam", Born and Raised World Tour, The Grapes of Wrath, and Lucky Stars.
References[]
- ^ Josh Beckworth, Always Been a Rambler: G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter: Country Music Pioneers of Southern Appalachia, (2018)
- ^ "Going Down This Road Feeling Bad" http://www.csufresno.edu/folklore/ballads/LxU072.html
- ^ Folksinger's Wordbook (Oak Publications: 1973), p. 60 (accessible on Google Books)
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Categories:
- Bluegrass songs
- Appalachian folk songs
- Songs about roads
- Songs about prison
- Public domain music