If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down by Blind Willie Johnson

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If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down by Blind Willie Johnson

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Recorded on December 3, 1927 in Dallas, Texas. This was Johnson's first recording session. This tune is the story of Samson and Delilah. It is the flip side to Mother's Children Have A Hard Time. Rev. Gary Davis popularized this tune in the early sixties.

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Well if I had my way...

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