Another song in the sentimental tradition of dead mothers and grieving
children much like
"Can the Circle Be Unbroken",
also recorded by the Carter
Family. It ts also a country version of one of the best known blues songs
which is also known as "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean", "One Kind Favor" and
"Two White Horses in a Line" which were recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson,
Son House, B. B. King, Lightnin' Hopkins, Canned Heat, the Grateful Dead,
Mike Bloomfield, Furry Lewis, Dave Van Ronk, Hobart Smith, Peter, Paul and Mary
and others.
This version was recorded by the Carter Family with Sara and Maybelle singing very close harmony. It was also recorded by Mike Seeger. |