Rise Again
Blues
p. 9
First Line: 
Bring me li’l water, Sylvie

Artist & Tune

Composed by: 
Lead Belly

Reference

Genre: 
blues

About the Song

Print source: 
Collected Reprints from Sing Out magazine Vol 1

Lead Belly’s aunt was named Sylvie, and one of his two singing uncles, Bob, would holler at her to bring water while he was plowing. Lead Belly based his song on this memory. (information from Smithsonian Folkways Lead Belly box set)

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