"Crossroads" lyrics

"Crossroads"

I went down to the crossroads
Fell down on my knees
I went down to the crossroads
Fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above for mercy
"Save me if you please"

I went down to the crossroads
Tried to flag a ride
I went down to the crossroads
Tried to flag a ride
Nobody seemed to know me
Everybody passed me by

I'm going down to Rosedale
Take my rider by my side
I'm going down to Rosedale
Take my rider by my side
You can still barrelhouse, baby
On the riverside

You can run, you can run
Tell my friend-boy Willie Brown
You can run, you can run
Tell my friend-boy Willie Brown
And I'm standing at the crossroads
Believe I'm sinking down


Writer(s): Ahmad Jamal
This song was originally written and recorded as "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson in 1936.
Eric Clapton popularized the song as "Crossroads" in the late 1960s when he performed it with Cream. That blues rock interpretation was included as one of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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