Preston Jackson and His Uptown Band
Preston Jackson and His Uptown Band
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Priscilla Stewart
Priscilla Stewart
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Sweet Papa Stovepipe
Dixon’s Jazz Maniacs
Dixon’s Jazz Maniacs
Biddleville Quintette
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Wilson’s T.O.B.A. Band
Jasper Taylor and His State Street Boys
Jasper Taylor and His State Street Boys
Ardell “Shelly” Bragg
Ardell “Shelly” Bragg
Preston Jackson and His Uptown Band
Preston Jackson and His Uptown Band
Eloise Bennett
Eloise Bennett
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
Grace Outlaw &
Grace Outlaw &
Rev. J. M. Gates
Rev. J. M. Gates
Elzadie Robinson
Elkins Mixed Quartette
Elkins Mixed Quartette
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
Elzadie Robinson
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Papa Charlie Jackson
Papa Charlie Jackson
Bo Weavil Jackson
Bo Weavil Jackson
Biddleville Quintette
Biddleville Quintette
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Rev. J. M. Gates
Rev. J. M. Gates
Blythe’s Washboard Ragamuffins
Blythe’s Washboard Ragamuffins
Ardell “Shelly” Bragg
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
Homer Quincy Smith
Homer Quincy Smith
Kaai Serenaders
Kaai Serenaders
Joe Sims and Clarence Williams
Joe Sims and Clarence Williams
Iva Smith
Iva Smith
Rev. W. A. White
Rev. W. A. White
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
Cow Cow Davenport
Cow Cow Davenport
Rev. J. M. Gates
Rev. J. M. Gates
Pickett-Parham Apollo Syncopators
Pickett-Parham Apollo Syncopators
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Leola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Dixon’s Jazz Maniacs
Dixon’s Jazz Maniacs
Iva Smith
Iva Smith
Biddleville Quintette
Biddleville Quintette
Rev. James Beard & Biddleville Quintette
Rev. James Beard
W. Lawrence James
Jeanette’s Synco Jazzers
Jeanette’s Synco Jazzers
Cow Cow Davenport
Cow Cow Davenport
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
Marie Bradley
Marie Bradley
John Williams Synco Jazzers
John Williams Synco Jazzers
Ardell “Shelly” Bragg
Lucille Bogan
Lucille Bogan
Rev. J. M. Gates
Rev. J. M. Gates
Papa Charlie Jackson
Biddleville Quintette
Biddleville Quintette
Priscilla Stewart
Priscilla Stewart
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
Priscilla Stewart
Priscilla Stewart
Marie Bradley
Marie Bradley
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Elzadie Robinson
Jeanette’s Synco Jazzers
Jeanette’s Synco Jazzers
Dodds and Parham
Dixon and Channey
Iva Smith
Iva Smith
Sister Ernia Mae Cunningham & T.C.I. Sacred Singers
Sister Ernia Mae Cunningham & T.C.I. Sacred Singers
Sister Ernia Mae Cunningham & T.C.I. Sacred Singers
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
Rev. H. C. Gatewood
Rev. H. C. Gatewood
Rev. J. M. Gates
Rev. J. M. Gates
Blind Blake
Biddleville Quintette
Biddleville Quintette
Ora Brown
Ora Brown
Rev. T. T. Rose
Rev. T. T. Rose
Dodds and Parham
Dodds and Parham
Blind Connie Rosemond
Blind Connie Rosemond
Pace Jubilee Singers
Pace Jubilee Singers
Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra
Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Ida Cox
Ida Cox
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
Rev. James Beard & Biddleville Quintette
Rev. James Beard & Biddleville Quintette
T.C.I. Women’s Four
T.C.I. Women’s Four
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
D. C. Nelson’s Paramount Serenaders
D. C. Nelson’s Paramount Serenaders
Mississippi Jubilee Singers
Mississippi Jubilee Singers
Iva Smith
Iva Smith
Blind Blake
Blind Blake
Madlyn Davis
Madlyn Davis &
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
[Verse 1]
Oh, Delilah was a woman fine and fair
She had pleasant looks and coal-black hair
Delilah, she got Samson's mind
When he first saw the woman of the Philistine
[Chorus]
"Lord, if I had my way"
Oh, Samson cried, "If I had my way
With this wicked world, if I had my way
God knows, I'd tear this building down"
[Verse 2]
Oh, you've read about Samson from his birth
[?] the strongest man ever lived on earth
You read way back in the ancient time
Lord, he slayed 6,000 of the Philistine
[Chorus]
"Lord, if I had my way"
Oh, Samson cried, "If I had my way
With this wicked world, if I had my way
God knows, I'd tear this building down"
[Verse 3]
Oh, a-Samson, he went a-wandering about
Lord, the strength of Samson was never found out
Until his wife fell on her knees
Said "Tell me, Samson, where you strength might be"
Lord, she looked so pretty, she talked so fair
Oh, Samson said "Well, mine is in my hair
You shave my head just as clean as your hand
Lord, my strength will become like a natural man"
[Chorus]
"Lord, if I had my way"
Oh, Samson, "If I had my way
With this wicked world, if I had my way" ([?] now)
"God knows, I'd tear this building down"
[Verse 4]
Oh, Samson and a lion, they got in a [?]
Lord, Samson, he jumped on that lion's back
Lord, it's written that the lion killed men with his paw
But Samson got his hand, the lion's jaw
Lord, he tore that lion, he killed him dead
Oh, the bees make honey in the lion's head
[Chorus]
"Lord, if I had my way"
Oh, Samson cried, "If I had my way
With this wicked world, if I had my way
God knows, I'd tear this building down"
Help me to sing it now, "If I had my way"
Oh, Samson cried, "If I had my way
With this wicked world, if I had my way
God knows, I'd tear this building down"
If I Had My Way was written by Rev. T. T. Rose & Traditional.