JESUS MET THE WOMAN AT THE WELL

(trad./Rev. Gary Davis)

Reverend Gary Davis, Indian Neck Folk Festival, 1961 (Steve Fenerjian)

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Lyrics as performed by Bob Dylan on East Orange Tape, Feb-Mar 1961;
New Testament source: John 4, 5-7 and 15-19.
Transcribed by Manfred Helfert.

[FALSE START]
Jesus met the woman at the well, at the well,
Jesus met the woman at the well, at the well,
Jesus met the woman at the well, at the well,
An' he told her ev'rything she's ever done.

[NEW START IN DIFFERENT KEY]
Jesus met the woman at the well, at the well,
Yes, Jesus met the woman at the well, at the well,
An' she told him ev'rything she's ever done.

She said, "Woman..."
He said, "Woman, tell me, where is your husband?"
He said, "Woman..."
He said, "Woman, tell me, where is your husband?"
And the woman said to Jesus, "I have none."

"Oh, woman, oh, woman,
You have three husbands.
Woman, woman, you have three husbands,
An' the one that you have is not your own."

"Oh, this man...," she said, "This man..."
She said, "This man is a prophet.
This man, this man, this man, he's a prophet,
'Cause he told me ev'rything I ever done."

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