Odetta — Lowlands

Lowlands, lowlands away my John My old mother wrote to me My dollar and a half a day She told a me to come home from sea Lowlands, lowlands away my John Five dollars a day is white man's pay My dollar and a half a day Dollar and a half is black man's pay Lowlands, lowlands away my John I had a dream the other night My dollar and a half a day I dreamed I was coming home from sea Lowlands, lowlands away my John My old mother wrote to me My dollar and a half a day She told a me to come home from sea