Wish I Had Answered

from Your Good Fortune by Mavis Staples

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Come and follow me
You know the master said
don’t wait till tomorrow or you may be dead
I was young and I wanted to play
Said I’d wait just one more day
Don’t you know I wish
Wish I had answered
Said I wish
Wish I had answered
Oh I wish I had answered when he called
Early one morning I felt the pain
Felt like death then signed my name
Started to tremble deep down inside yeah
And I felt the fear of the swelling tide
Don’t you know wish I had answered
Said I wish I had answered
Ooo I wish I had answered when he called
So many doctors stood around my bed
One walked away oh he shook his head
Said “you’re fever, 102” said, “I don’t believe I can pull you through”
Don’t you know I wish I had answered
Said I wished I had answered
Oh I wish I had answered when he called
Then the fever rose to 103
The doctor walked around and took a look at me
Oh it rose to 104
He said oh death is knocking at your door
Oh it rose to 105, said ‘I don’t believe you will survive”
Mmm lord I wish I had answered
Oh lord I wish I had answered
Oh lord I wish I had answered when he called
Don’t you know I wish
Wish I had answered
Oh lord I wish
Wish I had answered
Yea lord I wish I had answered when he called

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from Your Good Fortune, released April 21, 2015
Lead vocals: Mavis Staples
Drums and drum programming, handclaps, bass, guitars, backing vocals: Son Little
Additional drum programming: Count
Lead guitar: Rick Holmstrom
Percussion: Stephen Hodges
Backing vocals: Donny Gerrard, Megan Livingston, Vicki Randle

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