Go with Me to That Land

"Go with Me to That Land"
Single by Blind Willie Johnson
Released1930
RecordedAtlanta, Georgia, April 20, 1930
GenreGospel blues
Length3:07
LabelColumbia (14597-D)
Songwriter(s)Unknown

"Go with Me to That Land" or "Come and Go with Me (to That Land)" is a traditional gospel blues song recorded on April 20, 1930 by Blind Willie Johnson with backing vocals by Willis B. Harris, who may have been his first wife. It was released as a single on Columbia 14597-D, backed with "Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right".[1]

Lyrics

The lyrics express a Christian believer's expectation of a better life after this mortal one. The chorus, in call-and-response format, runs:

Come and go with me to that land (3×)
Where I'm bound

Recordings

The following recordings are by people with Wikipedia articles:

References

  1. ^ "Blind Willie Johnson discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Blind Willie Johnson: Go With Me To That Land at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Come and Go with Me to That Land". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Peter, Paul and Mary: A Song Will Rise at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Bernice Johnson Reagon – Folk Songs: The South at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Rune Larsen: Flammen at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Flammen (1984)". Rockipedia.no. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Sweet Honey in the Rock: A Tribute: Live! Jazz at Lincoln Center at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2015.


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