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Annabelle (Alternate Version) Lyrics by Gillian Welch

Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg

2016

[Verse 1]
I lease twenty acres and one Jenny mule
From the Alabama trust
Half of the cotton, a third of the corn
You get a handful of dust
[Chorus]
And we cannot have all things to please us
No matter how we try
Until we've all gone to Jesus
We can only wonder why
[Verse 2]
I had a daughter, called her Annabelle
She's the apple of my eye
Tried to give her something like I never had
I didn't want to ever hear her cry
[Chorus]
And we cannot have all things to please us
No matter how we try
Until we've all gone to Jesus
We can only wonder why
[Verse 3]
When I'm dead and buried, I'll take a hard life of tears
For every day I've ever known
Anna's in the churchyard, she's got no life at all
She's only got these words on a stone
[Chorus]
And we cannot have all things to please us
No matter how we try
Until we've all gone to Jesus
We can only wonder why
[Outro]
Until we've all gone to Jesus
We only wonder why
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Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch

About “Annabelle (Alternate Version)” by Gillian Welch

Read the complete lyrics to "Annabelle (Alternate Version)" by Gillian Welch from the album "Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg" in 2016. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under American Folk, Contemporary Folk, Christian.

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"Annabelle (Alternate Version)" is credited to Gillian Welch. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Annabelle (Alternate Version)" appears on "Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg" in 2016.

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