At the Purchaser’s Option
Rhiannon Giddens * Track #1 On Freedom Highway
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Album Freedom Highway
- #1At the Purchaser’s Option
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- #2The Angels Laid Him Away
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- #3Julie
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- #4Birmingham Sunday
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- #5Better Get It Right the First Time
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- #6We Could Fly
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- #7Hey Bébé
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- #8Come Love Come
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- #9The Love We Almost Had
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- #10Baby Boy
Rhiannon Giddens & Leyla McCalla & Lalenja Harrington
- #11Following the North Star
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- #12Freedom Highway
Rhiannon Giddens & Bhi Bhiman
At the Purchaser's Option by Rhiannon Giddens
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Rhiannon GiddensAt the Purchaser’s Option Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I've got a babe, but shall I keep him?
'Twill come the day when I'll be weepin'
But how can I love him any less?
This little babe upon my breast
[Chorus]
You can take my body
You can take my bones
You can take my blood
But not my soul
You can take my body
You can take my bones
You can take my blood
But not my soul
[Verse 2]
I've got a body, dark and strong
I was young but not for long
You took me to bed a little girl
Left me in a woman's world
[Chorus]
You can take my body
You can take my bones
You can take my blood
But not my soul
You can take my body
You can take my bones
You can take my blood
But not my soul
[Verse 3]
Day by day, I work the line
Every minute overtime
Fingers nimble, fingers quick
My fingers bleed to make you rich
[Chorus]
You can take my body
You can take my bones
You can take my blood
But not my soul
You can take my body
You can take my bones
You can take my blood
But not my soul
You can take my body
You can take my bones
You can take my blood
But not my soul
[Outro]
I've got a babe, but shall I keep him?
At the Purchaser’s Option Q&A
Who wrote At the Purchaser’s Option's ?
At the Purchaser’s Option was written by Joey Ryan & Rhiannon Giddens.
Who produced At the Purchaser’s Option's ?
At the Purchaser’s Option was produced by Dirk Powell & Rhiannon Giddens.
When did Rhiannon Giddens release At the Purchaser’s Option?
Rhiannon Giddens released At the Purchaser’s Option on Fri Jan 13 2017.
What has the media said about the song?
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #30 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
Rhiannon Giddens has become a leader in the Americana world by foregrounding her talent for telling black Americans' stories, as she does on her 2017 LP Freedom Highway. In the emotional o...