Washington Phillips (January 11, 1880 – September 20, 1954) was a Texan gospel singer and musician. Phillips died in 1954 in Teague, Texas.
Phillips recorded eighteen songs, all between 1927 and 1929, though only sixteen survived. Some of his songs amount to highly specific and detailed gospel sermons, featuring Phillips' voice self-accompanied by an instrument that sounds like a fretless zither. This instrument, which has been variously identified as a Dolceola
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FCF I never can forget the day A7Dm When my dear mother did sweetly say A#F You are leaving my darling boy CF You always have been your mother's joy
FCF Now as you leave this world to roam A7Dm You may not be able to get back home A#F But remember Jesus who lives on high CF Is watching over you with a mighty eye
FCF The world is so full of old sin and woe A7Dm And many sorrows everywhere you go A#F But remember Jesus who's everywhere C. If you get in trouble now He'll F meet you there
FCF If you'll bow down before His face A7Dm And trust in Him for His saving grace A#F You have a burden He'll make them light CF And He sure will guide you in the right
FCF Now when I think of my Mother dear A7Dm How often she did and try to cheer A#F My wandering mind whilst going astray CF By saying Son accept the way