Welch, Gillian - Annabelle Lyrics






Lease twenty acres and one Ginny mule
From the Alabama Trust
Half of the cotton, third of the corn
Get a handful of dust

We cannot have all things to please us
No matter how we try
'Til we've all gone to Jesus
We can only wonder why

I had a daughter called her Annabelle
She's the apple of my eye
Tried to give her something like I never had
Didn't want to ever hear her cry

We cannot have all things to please us
No matter how we try
'Til we've all gone to Jesus
We can only wonder why

When I'm dead and buried, I'll take a hard life of tears
Everyday 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

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





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  1. D.... H....

    Shades of Steinbeck. One of the great songs about American poverty. Amazing
    musicianship. Subtle and full of passion. Respect.

  2. C.... S....

    Always brings tears to my eyes no matter how hard I try.

  3. F.... ....

    an Angel among us.

  4. C.... S....

    I have to listen this song basicly every day and it always brings tears into my eyes. Now, I never cared about Jesus and stuff, but this is just so beuautiful and sad.

  5. C.... S....

    So strong, so very, very beautiful!

  6. L.... R....

    Absolutely sweet.

  7. C.... S....

    Oh my! So beautiful!

  8. R.... N....

    I normally listen to hard rock and hip hop. I stumbled across this by mistake and was mesmerized.

  9. J.... J....

    This is what it's all about.
    The path to Heaven is steep and high, but the reward is Paradise.

  10. M.... W....

    I could listen to Gillian and Dave all day long. Oh wait, some days I actually do!!!!!!

  11. J.... J....

    I have just added this song to my set list. Getting back to my roots and back into mountain folk music. Teaching these songs to my grandkids. They tell such great stories. Mostly sad.

  12. P.... H....

    Lived most of my life listening to R&B and Soul. I've never heard anything like this.. My eyes are open... Thanks Gillian.

  13. C.... W....

    Great song blessings❤️✝❤️✝

  14. T.... A....

    we dug coal together

  15. p.... p....

    Fantastic job!!!

  16. w.... f....

    "we cannot have all the things that please us, no matter how we try, until we all have gone to Jesus, we can only wonder why'

  17. J.... P....

    Some songs speak to your heart , but you first must have lived and lost to hear them.

  18. S.... H....

    I can't listen to this song without tears coming to my eyes.....
    I want it to be played at my funeral.
    So sincere, so sensitve and human...

    S.... H....

    I agree. One of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard.

  19. C.... S....

    I lease twenty acres and one Jenny mule
    From the Alabama trust
    Half of the cotton, a third of the corn
    Ya get a handful of dust

    We can not have all things to please us
    No matter how we try
    Until we've all gone to Jesus
    We can only wonder why

    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

    We can not have all things to please us
    No matter how we try
    Until we've all gone to Jesus
    We can only wonder why

    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

    We can not have all things to please us
    No matter how we try
    Until we've all gone to Jesus
    We can only wonder why

  20. �.... �....

    makes me feel nostalgic about something I haven't experience yet..

  21. A.... ....

    Named my baby girl Annabelle. Just heard her music for the first time and it's gorgeous. Beautiful voice.

  22. C.... S....

    Dear God in heaven, Gillian Welch makes me believe in God and prayer and all the rest. Thank God for people and music like hers!

  23. J.... B....

    Wow!  I still love this song and this gorgeous performance as much as the first time I heard it a couple of years ago.  Tonight I stayed up way later than I should have, listening to it over and over again.  I think I must have have played it 25 times or more.  OMG, this is priceless.

  24. S.... A....

    How could there be any thumbs downs for this song and this performance of it?  It is simply glorious.  Elegant, simple, heartfelt and gorgeous.  What's not to like?

  25. C.... W....

    Beautiful

  26. B.... L....

    HELL ON WHEELS.

  27. R.... S....

    And this too, so so beautiful, she is a superb song crafter.

  28. p.... ....

    Beautiful!

  29. T.... E....

    Jackson county

  30. t.... n....

    Mesmerizing performance.
    I heard on another awesome show Justified. It was in an episode near the end of 2nd season and was integral part of it, just one of the best tv moments ever.

  31. G.... M....

    helens funeral in justified,CLASS

  32. N.... ....

    Thanks H.O.W. for this gem.

  33. A.... ....

    one of the best tv shows ever bring on more :)

  34. B.... D....

    thank you Hell on Wheels!

  35. O.... ....

    This one played in season 1 episode 8 when Lilly was putting floor boards in her tent.

  36. T.... W....

    both are this one is later

  37. S.... S....

    Hell on Wheels is great - but this isn't the song from season 2, episode 7 - for that you need 'The Duhks - Annabel'

  38. j.... ....

    Isn't it Annabel by the Duhks that's on Hell on Wheels?

  39. j.... ....

    It's from episode 8 of season one. Episode is called "Derailed".

  40. B.... P....

    When i heard it the song, I remember it from Justified also. I did not know it was also on Hell on Wheels. I'm gonna buy it on Itunes. Why arent there soundtracks from Hell on Wheels or Justified. Are record exec's still clueless on what the public wants.

  41. P.... ....

    She's just so good.

  42. A.... D....

    Dave Rawling's guitar playing and Gillian's voice amazing on this. Thanks for uploading!

  43. p.... a....

    episode 7 season 2

  44. f.... ....

    Hell on Wheels!

  45. A.... ....

    Thank you, Justified.

  46. T.... ....

    Do you know what episode this song is on i found the song from Justified i love hell on wheels but i don't remember what episode this song is on.

  47. s.... ....

    justified brought me here

  48. N.... B....

    Likewise

  49. s.... l....

    i heard it on justified

  50. J.... S....

    Justified as well my friend: season 2 episode 12.

  51. h.... ....

    It was also on the TV show Justified.
    And if you liked Hell on Wheels you would probably like it.

  52. W.... ....

    Hell on Wheels brought me here.

  53. T.... ....

    Named my little girl Annabelle, :)

  54. i.... ....

    my names annabelle!!!!!!!

  55. J.... J....

    Heartbreakingly beautiful.

  56. C.... M....

    What a great song this truly is. Hell on Wheels has an amazing soundtrack. But I knew who it was from the get go. ; )

  57. p.... ....

    Also heard this on Hell on Wheels and fell in love with this song.

  58. S.... ....

    If it weren't for Hell on Wheels, I would have never discovered this AMAZING song.

  59. c.... ....

    Thank you for posting this, the music and voices are so nice !!!

  60. w.... ....

    Amazing ..... also amazing that this is only the second time I've heard this song and also heard Gillian Welch. It won't be the last....

  61. N.... ....

    this song gives me goosebumps.. that good.

  62. i.... ....

    What a phenomenal song and what a beautiful voice. I love the simplicity of this song yet it is haunting stirs emotions beyond the hi-tech country music of today. It is amazing what a talented singer can do with little more than her voice.

  63. C.... ....

    Thanks for posting this in good quality. It's the cleanest sounding post of this tune I've found.