Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Oh, my Brother Jake, he was on the run
The man behind him, with a Gatling gun
I remember that morning when he hopped that freight
He was headed west, oh Lord, he couldn't be late
Old Brother Jake had to ride the rail
Or get locked up in the Parish jail
He had a lot of weight upon his chest
The sheriff had a warrant for his arrest
He grabbed the train and headed east
Would his life of running never cease
He hopped off the train at New York City
Only to find, ain't no kind of pity
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
He finally made it, back to New Orleans
Man, his hometown, sure enough was mean
Back in his jungle, where he lived his life
Where the law of the land, it was a gun and a knife
Late one night, down on the avenue
That's where Brother Jake's dying breath was drew
He thought his home was with family and friends
Somebody caught him off guard and brought his life to an end
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Oh, my Brother Jake, he was on the run
The man behind him, with a Gatling gun
I remember that morning when he hopped that freight
He was headed west, oh Lord, he couldn't be late
Old Brother Jake had to ride the rail
Or get locked up in the Parish jail
He had a lot of weight upon his chest
The sheriff had a warrant for his arrest
He grabbed the train and headed east
Would his life of running never cease
He hopped off the train at New York City
Only to find, ain't no kind of pity
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
He finally made it, back to New Orleans
Man, his hometown, sure enough was mean
Back in his jungle, where he lived his life
Where the law of the land, it was a gun and a knife
Late one night, down on the avenue
That's where Brother Jake's dying breath was drew
He thought his home was with family and friends
Somebody caught him off guard and brought his life to an end
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Well, my Brother Jake
Well, my Brother Jake is finally home
Credits
Writer(s): Renard Joseph Poche, Art Neville, Joel Roux Neville, Willie Iii Green, Charles Neville, Tony Hall, Aaron Joseph Neville, Cyril Garrett Neville
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Other Album Tracks
Altri album
- (Hey Mama) Wild Tchoupitoulas
- On The Run (Live 1992)
- Mardi Gras In New Orleans 1990 (NPR Broadcast Remastered)
- This Is: The Neville Brothers
- Brothers From New Orleans
- Nevillization
- 25 Live - Remastered. Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA 27/2/89
- Fly Like an Eagle
- Live At 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
- Authorized Bootleg/Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA, February 27, 1989
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