Lonesome Valley
American Traditional, Civil War era· Spiritual / Gospel · p.423
A D A
You got to walk that lonesome valley,
E7 A
You got to go there by yourself,
D A
Ain't nobody here can go there for you,
E7 A
You got to go there by yourself.
If you cannot preach like Peter,
if you cannot pray like
Paul, You can tell the love of Jesus,
You can say He died for all.
Your mother's got to walk that lonesome valley,
She's got to go there by herself,
Ain't nobody else can go there for her,
She's got to go there by herself.
Your father's got to walk that lonesome valley, etc.
Your brother's got to walk that lonesome valley, etc.
*An old American traditional gospel folk song, dating back to its first known recording in 1927 by old-time
musician David Miller. – www.wikisource.org.