R.I.P. Levon Helm

[targa911S]

Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dies at 71 - WTOP.com

[nostatic]

posted this on the other thread - nice when you can write your own outro music. God speed.



Early in the morning
When the church bells toll
The choir's gonna sing
And the hearse will roll
On down to the graveyard
Where it's cold and gray
And then the sun's gonna shine
Through the shadows
When I go away

Don't want no sorrow
For this old orphan boy
I don't want no crying
Only tears of joy
I'm gonna see my mother
Gonna see my father
And I'll be bound for glory
In the morning
When I go away

I'll be lifted up to the clouds
On the wings of angels
There's only flesh and bones
In the ground
Where my troubles will stay

See that storm over yonder
It's gonna rain all day
But then the sun's gonna shine
Through the shadows
When I go away

(I'm going home - Lift me up)
When I go away
(No more trouble - I'm going home)
(Lift me up - When I go away)
No more crying
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more trials
(I'm going home)
Home to leave my worries in the ground
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more troubles
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more crying
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more trials
(I'm going home)
Home to leave my worries in the graveyard
Home to leave my troubles in the graveyard
Home to leave my trials
And I'll be bound for glory
In the morning
When I go away

All my kin who love me
All my friends who care
Look beyond the dark clouds
We're gonna meet up there

When they lay me in the cold ground
Bow your heads and pray
(Bow your heads and pray)

And I'll be bound for glory
In the morning
When I go away

And then the sun's gonna shine
Through the shadows
When I go away

(I'm going home - Lift me up)
When I go away
(No more trouble - I'm going home)
(Lift me up - When I go away)
No more crying
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more trials
(I'm going home)
Home to leave my worries in the graveyard
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more troubles
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more crying
(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away)
No more trials
(I'm going home)
Home to leave my worries in the graveyard
Home to leave my troubles in the graveyard
Home to leave my trials
And I'll be bound for glory
In the morning
When I go away

And then the sun's gonna shine
Through the shadows
When I go away
Ah, when I go away
When I go away
(When I go away)
When I go away
(When I go away)
When I go away

[Rick V]

Damn.....

[Cloggie]

Beautiful, touching words. They speak to my very Christian heart.

I have not listened to his music before, but I will now.

RIP to the man who can bring peace with his words to us tortured souls still in this world.

D.

[craigster59]

It was always on my Bucket List to go to one of Levon's "Midnight Rambles". America has definitely lost a treasure. RIP Levon, the music you gave us is your legacy.
In This Light: Road Trip: Woodstock & Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble

[pete3799]

Ya take what you need and you leave the rest
but they should never have taken the very best

[TimT]

I think he lived a pretty full life, and its apparent he loved what he did.. down to earth seems appropriate


Dirt Farmer



Ophelia

[Brillo]

RIP Levon. I wish I had gotten to a Midnight Ramble.

[TimT]

What a varied body of work

[craigster59]

[TimT]

[ODDJOB UNO]

wow sad to hear. i really liked the band.

[VINMAN]

Very sad. We just lost a huge talent. One of my fave musicians and songwriters.

I'm always impressed by drummers that are singers. Had enough concetrating on your coordination.

[s_morrison57]

Goodbye Levon R.I.P.

[ben parrish]

WOW! Huge fan..great talent and every thing I knew about him led me to believe he was a kind, generous person.
RIP Levon, rest in peace.

[356RS]

R.I.P. Levon. You will be missed and never forgotten. Long live your music.

[asphaltgambler]

He was once quoted as saying his main reason to play the guitar was to get off of the farm tractor. Growing up poor, his family were cotton farmers. As a kid he said as soon as school ended all it meant to him was hard work from daylight to dark until school started again.

That was his motivation. His first musical influence was a traveling 'minstral' show.......

[on2wheels52]

He did pretty good for an Arkansas boy. RIP
Jim

[TimT]

[ramonesfreak]

very sad to hear this

this one's one of my faves. loved his newer stuff too. a buddy of mine got to go to two of his barn jams twice and never stops talking about it years later.