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Annabelle
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Singer/Songwriter
Annabelle was released on April 9, 1996 by Acony Records as a part of the album Revival
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AlbumRevival
Release DateApril 9, 1996
LabelAcony Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM149

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Vocals
David Rawlings
David Rawlings
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Producer
Rik Pekkonen
Rik Pekkonen
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I lease twenty acres and one Jenny mule
From the Alabama trust
Half of the cotton, a third of the corn
You get a handful of dust
[Chorus]
And we cannot have all things to please us
No matter how we try
Until we've all gone to Jesus
We can only wonder why
[Verse 2]
I had a daughter, called her Annabelle
She's the apple of my eye
Tried to give her something like I never had
I didn't want to ever hear her cry
[Chorus]
We cannot have all things to please us
No matter how we try
Until we've all gone to Jesus
We can only wonder why
[Verse 3]
When I'm dead and buried, I'll take a hard life of tears
From every day I've ever known
Anna's in the churchyard, she got no life at all
She only got these words on a stone
[Chorus]
We cannot have all things to please us
No matter how we try
Until we've all gone to Jesus
We can only wonder why
Written by: Gillian Howard Welch
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