Billy Strings Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos

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Ain’t no more cane on the BrazosOh, oh, oh-ohIt’s all been ground down to molassesOh, oh, oh-oh

You shoulda been on the river in ninteen-and-tenOh, oh, oh-ohThey were driving the women just like they drove the menOh, oh, oh-oh

Go down old Hannah, don’cha rise no moreOh, oh, oh-ohDon’t you rise up til Judgment Day is for sureOh, oh, oh-oh

Ain’t no more cane on the BrazosOh, oh, oh-ohIt’s all been ground down to molassesOh, oh, oh-oh

Captain, don’t you do me like you done poor old ShineOh, oh, oh-ohWell ya drove that bully ’till he went stone blindOh, oh, oh-oh

Wake up on a lifetime, hold up your own headOh, oh, oh-ohWell you may get a pardon and then you might drop deadOh, oh, oh-oh

Ain’t no more cane on the BrazosOh, oh, oh-ohIt’s all been ground down to molassesOh, oh, oh-oh

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“Ain’t No More Cane on the Brazos” – Woodstock The Band 1969-08-17

Bob Dylan & The Band – “Ain’t No More Cane” Bob Dylan 2014-01-01

“Ain’t No More Cane on the Brazos” – Ernest “Mexico” Williams & James “Iron Head” Baker and his Quartet Release 2015-07-19

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This is a an American work song that arose among prisoners who were serving time in one of many old Texas prisons situated along the Brazos River. The Brazos River is the longest in Texas, and after the Civil War men were "leased" from the prisons to cut sugar cane grown along its course.

The song may have originated among slaves in the antebellum period or it may have been created as recently as the early 20th century.

First Recording and Release by Ernest Williams, James "Iron Head" Baker and Convict Group (1933)

Bob Dylan Played the Song Live Often at The Gaslight Cafe 1960s; album release (2014)

Released by The Band (1975)

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2024-11-01 CFG Bank Arena – Baltimore, MD

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