Skip James - Hard Time Killing Blues

Este tema de Skip James es un reflejo de la América de la Depresión, de una época donde la desesperación se veía a diario en las calles (no hay más que ver fotos de la época o leer alguna novela de John Steinbeck para ponerse en situación). Skip James siempre me ha gustado especialmente como cantante, tiene una sensibilidad especial a la hora de interpretar sus temas que me encanta. Aquí va pues una de mis canciones favoritas suyas:

Hard times is here and everywhere you go 

Times are harder than they ever been before

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You know that people they are drifting from door to door 

But they can't find no heaven I don't care where they go 

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Hear me tell you people just before I go

These hard times will kill you just dry long so

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Well, you hear me singing this old lonesome song

People, you know these hard times can last us so very long

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People, if I ever can get up Off of this old hard killing floor

Lord, I'll never get down this low no more

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You know, you'll say you had money you better be sure

But these hard times gonna kill you just drive a lonely soul

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