Lyrics - The Ballad Of Arlis Richards by Big Tent Revival

Arlis
Richards was a man who lived among the blacks
He was a crosstie walker with guitar on his backbarely educated couldn't write his namebut when he played his guitar this is what he sang
CHORUS:
I have been set freepain and misery no longer follow me
I know
Jesus!
Just outside of
Memphis back in 52
Arlis was a ramblin the way that he would doplaying on his guitar sitting in the shadepeople came to listen to the music that he made
BRIDGESome folks walked on by when they saw the color of his skinothers stayed and cried when they saw the man within.
When his song was over
Arlis went his way
But some folks say revivalstarted that day

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