When The War Was On-Blind Willie Johnson

[ti:When The War Was On (Album Version)] [ar:Blind Willie Johnson] [al:Great Blues Guitarsists: String Dazzlers] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]When The War Was On - Blind Willie Johnson [00:00.89]Everybody would help [00:02.02] [00:02.80]When the war was on [00:04.56]Everybody would help [00:06.20]When the war was on [00:07.27] [00:07.84]Everybody would help [00:08.96] [00:09.69]When the war was on [00:11.28]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [00:14.44] [00:15.47]Well it's just about a few years [00:17.81]And some months ago [00:18.61] [00:19.34]United States come and voted for war [00:21.70] [00:22.56]Sammy called the men from the east and the west [00:25.42]Get ready boys we've got to do our best [00:28.58]Everybody would help [00:30.16]When the war was on [00:31.94]Everybody would help [00:33.23] [00:33.80]When the war was on [00:34.89] [00:35.52]Everybody would help [00:36.34] [00:37.23]When the war was on [00:38.77]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [00:41.41] [00:42.94]Well President Wilson sittin' on his throne [00:46.77] [00:47.50]Makin' laws for everyone [00:50.05] [00:50.89]Didn't call the black man to lay by the white [00:54.40] [00:57.15]Everybody would help [00:58.33]When the war was on [01:00.12]Everybody would help [01:01.16] [01:01.81]When the war was on [01:03.46]Everybody would help [01:04.62] [01:05.21]When the war was on [01:06.72]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [01:09.48] [01:11.54]Price on the letter begin to raise [01:14.11] [01:14.77]Gettin' no better but the same old thing [01:17.45]Eight cents on the dollar ride the train [01:20.60] [01:21.21]Rates gettin' cheaper take a ride again [01:24.21]Everybody would help [01:25.11] [01:25.87]When the war was on [01:27.45]Everybody would help [01:28.61] [01:29.25]When the war was on [01:30.85]Everybody would help [01:31.92] [01:32.65]When the war was on [01:34.20]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [01:37.16] [01:38.32]First you measure your boiler measure your wheat [01:41.53] [01:42.16]Half a pound of sugar for a person a week [01:44.54] [01:45.19]Folks didn't like it [01:46.58]They blamed Uncle Sam [01:48.56]I've got to save the sugar for the boys in France [01:51.48]Everybody would help [01:52.25] [01:52.96]When the war was on [01:54.58]Everybody would help [01:55.81] [01:56.44]When the war was on [01:58.02]Everybody would help [01:59.06] [01:59.75]When the war was on [02:01.34]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [02:04.13] [02:05.60]Well boys whupped the Germans home at last [02:09.21] [02:10.14]Would have brought the kaiser but he run too fast [02:12.50] [02:13.36]Couldn't blame the kaiser for a leavin' the land [02:15.72] [02:16.46]Sammy he had to save the skin of a most evil man [02:19.45]Everybody would help [02:20.14] [02:20.74]When the war was on [02:22.62]Everybody would help [02:23.84] [02:24.43]When the war was on [02:25.90]Everybody would help [02:27.10] [02:27.71]When the war was on [02:29.22]Well they registered everybody when the war was on [02:32.12] [02:33.07]Tax gettin' heavy have to pay [02:35.39] [02:36.32]Helped the boys over across the sea [02:38.69] [02:39.57]Mud and water up to their knees [02:42.14] [02:42.65]Faced the kaiser for you and me [02:45.72]Everybody would help [02:46.45] [02:47.25]When the war was on [02:48.94]Everybody would help [02:50.16] [02:50.83]When the war was on [02:52.31]Everybody would help [02:53.48] [02:54.08]When the war was on [02:55.64]Well they registered everybody when the war was on