Take what you want the possesions you posses
And the secrets - buried in your chest
And see how much you can carry
Over this wall
Take everything you see, every apple on the tree
It's no sin, to be persuaded easily
Hurry and hide it all - over that wall
And when the rain comes and the storm clouds grow
Where you going to be when the trumpets blow?
Will you be safe inside the walls of Jericho?
Does nobody fall behind the walls of Jericho?
Take what you can, you can conquer every land
Take your sacs go fill them up full of sand
They say 'Freedom waits for us all' just over that wall.
Take your horses and let them all run wild
Take your judges and put them all on trial
Build ourself a castle that will never fall - just over that wall.
And when the rain comes and the storm clouds grow
Where you going to be when the trumpets blow?
Will you be safe inside the walls of Jericho?
Does nobody fall behind the walls of Jericho?
credits
from Mystical Mood,
released May 16, 2013
Neil Gertler - Bass and Rhythm Guitar
Neil Chapman - Lead Guitar
Steve Donald - Trombone
Sara McCelchran - Trumpet
Michael Goodrich - Drums
Kofi Ackah - shakers, bongos, kasaba
The posthumous record by the legendary Tony Joe White is full of rugged, smoky blues & Americana, culled from a trove of demos. Bandcamp New & Notable May 10, 2021