Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
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Bring me little water, Sylvie
Bring me little water now
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Every little once in a while.
Don't you hear me callin'?
Don't you hear me now?
Don't you hear me callin'?
Every little once in a while.
Don't you see me comin'?
Don't you see me now?
Don't you see me comin'?
Every little once in a while.
Bring it in a bucket, Sylvie.
Bring it in a bucket now.
Bring it in a bucket, Sylvie.
Every little once in a while.
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Bring me little water now
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Every little once in a while.
"Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie" was first collected from Huddie Ledbetter, also<br> known as Lead Belly. The earliest known performance, by Lead Belly, dates back<br> to 1936.<br> It’s possible that Lead Belly may have based "Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie"<br> on a traditional American song, or he may have written the<br> song himself. When performing this song, Lead Belly would often tell his<br> audiences that the song was about his uncle Bob Ledbetter, who worked out on<br> the fields plowing the soil. When he got thirsty, he would call for his wife,<br> Sylvie, to bring him some water.<br> It was recorded by<br> Huddie Ledbetter (1935),<br> Harry Belafonte (1955),<br> Lonnie Donegan (1956),<br> Pete Seeger (1963),<br> Pernell Roberts (1963),<br> Wailin' Jennys (2001),<br> The Baptism River Ramblers (2002).<br> It was printed in Seeger's Bells of Rhymney (1964).<br>
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