So Long Ago

Well, I remember Jessie Mae

And I remember how she used to wail

Back in Junior's yard

It was so, so long ago

Well, I remember Mississippi John Hurt

His finger picking nails

All covered in dirt down in Avalon

Well, it was so, so long ago

You all gave it to me

I could feel it in my bones

I just needed to see

Past the rolling stones

R. L. Burnside in the afternoon

Jumper on the line, well, he taught me that tune

With a little white lightning

That was so, so long ago

Now Junior Kimbrough's electric juke joint

Junior, I love you all night long

Now the juke joint's gone

'Cause that was so, so long ago

You all gave it to me

I could feel it in my bones

I just needed to see

Past the rolling stones

Well, I've got a mountain

So high to climb

Gotta use my rhythm

Gonna use my rhymes

But I should have stayed

On the road so long ago

But I should have stayed

On the road so long ago

So long ago, so long ago