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Prisoner's Song

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This classic multi-million record 1924 hit from Vernon Dalhart that was originally sung by his cousin Guy Massey with origins to prison songs of the time. Not only one of the bestselling songs of the 1920’s, but also covered by many including the Carter Family, Hank Snow, Bill Monroe, Brenda Lee, and the Osborne Brothers. Included in movies and stage productions, It is a tribute to the early days of bluegrass and the eternal theme of protecting love at all costs brought back to life again by MohaviSoul in their new version.

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Prisoner’s Song By Guy Massey & Recorded by Vernon Dalhart (1924) (The Carter Family and Bill Monroe hit) (Key of G)
Chorus
Oh meet me tonight Lord meet me
Meet me out in that moonlight alone
For I have a sad story to tell you
Must be told in that moonlight alone.
Verse 1
Oh, I wish I had someone to love me,
Oh, someone to call me their own.
Oh, I wish I had someone to live with,
For I'm tired of living all alone.
<break >
Verse 2
I'll be carried to the new jail tomorrow
Leavin' my poor darlin' all alone
With the cold prison bars all around me
And my head on a pillow made of stone.
Chorus
<break >
Verse 3
If I had a grand ship on the ocean
All mounted with silver and gold
And before my poor darlin' would suffer
Oh, that ship would be anchored and sold.
<break >
Verse 4
Now if I had wings like an angel
Over these prison walls I would fly
I would fly to the arms of my darlin'
And I'd stay to the day I die.
Chorus

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from MohaviSoul, track releases April 30, 2024
Recorded, Engineered, & Mixed by Ryan Finch,
Ryan Finch Music, San Diego, CA
Recorded at Studio West, San Diego, CA
Produced by Ryan Finch & Randy Hanson
Mastered by Robbie Robinson at Robinson
“Prisoner’s Song” Written by Vernon Dalhart (1924)
Performed by the MohaviSoul Band:
Randy Hanson – Mandolin/Vocals
Mark Miller – Guitar/Vocals
Daniel Sankey – Fiddle/Vocals
Jason Weiss – Banjo/Vocals
Ben Bostwick – Bass

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MohaviSoul San Diego, California

MOHAVISOUL, is 5-piece California-style Contemporary Bluegrass-Americana music from our soul, rooted in Folk & Country, reflected in our original music & choice of covers coming from West Virginia roots and 5th-generation California heritage. MohaviSoul has four CD’s, Every Second (1/2013), Blue Diesel (12/2013), Hometown Blues (8/2017), and Live at the 42nd Annual Huck Finn Jubilee (12/2019). ... more

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