“Blind Man”
Description
"Blind man stood in the way and cried (x2), Wo, Lord, show me the way...." "Preacherman stood on the way and cried...." "My mother stood on the way and cried...." "My deacon stood on the way and cried...."
Notes
There are several accounts in the gospels of curing the blind (e.g. Matt. 9:27f., 20:29f.; Mark 7:22f.; John 9:1). The account here is most reminiscent of that in Mark 10:46f.=Luke18:35 (Bartimaeus; in the parallel in Matthew there are *two* blind men). - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Blind Man Lay Beside the Way" (theme)
References
- Lomax-FSNA 245, "Blind Man" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Lomax-ABFS, p. 596, "Blin' Man Stood on de Way an' Cried" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #12357
- BI, LoF245