Wish to the lord I'd never been born...

[abram]

A friend of mine has been playing this really cool song that goes "I wish to the Lord I'd never been born, died when I was so young"

It starts on a F chord and then goes to G (if you're playing it in G)

Does anybody know what it's called/who played it/any more lyrics to it?

[sjusk]

Could it be this one you are looking for?
I remember playing it years ago.

"All The Good Times Are Past And Gone"

The lyrics are these:


I wish to the lord I'd never been born
Or died when I was young
I never would have seen your sparkling blue eyes
Or heard your lying tongue

All the good times are past and gone
All the good times are o'er
All the good times are past and gone
Little darling don't weep no more

Don't you see that turtle dove
That flies from pine to pine
He's mourning for his own true love
Just like I mourn for mine

Come back, come back my own true love
And stay awhile with me
For if ever I've had a friend in this world
You've been that friend to me

The song has, as I know it, the 3 "standard" chords. i.e.: A-D-E or G-C-D
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Søren

[AlanN]

Great, great song. Keith Whitley made it.

[plunkett5]

Ian & Sylvia and Joan Baez both had nice versions of "Long Lonesome Road" with a similar line.

Look up and down that long lonesome road
Hang down your head and cry, my lord
Hang down your head and cry.

I wish to the Lord I'd never been born,
Died when I was a baby, my lord
Died when I was a child.

I wouldn't be eatin' this cold corn bread,
Soppin' this salty gravy, my lord
Soppin' this salty gravy.

I wish I had some fine young man
To tell all my troubles to, my lord,
To tell all my troubles to.

'Cause this young feller that I'm goin' with
Tells everything I do, my lord
Tells everything I do.

Look up and down that long lonesome road,
Hang down your head and cry, my lord
Hang down your head and cry.

Look up and down that long lonesome road,
Where all our friends have gone, my lord
And you and I must go.

[Moose]

THAT song was being done & recorded before Keith or Ian and watzzername were born - still in their father's mind.. Yes! a good song (and thanks to the poster above for the words!!) http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[KenR]

I think you may be refering to a song called I Truly Understand You Love Another Man which I believe has the chord progression you described. I first heard the song on the first New Lost City Ramblers album back in the sixties although they had an older source, of course. Those lyrics are used in many folk songs. - Ken

[Moose]

Translated as : "Will You Be Lovin' Another Man" (Flatt & Scruggs)....eh...!!?? hee.. hee.. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[abram]

dang, I don't think its any of those songs, definitely not "All the good times" or the New Lost City Ramblers song. I guess I'll just keep singing the one verse.