Well I’m down so low and I’ll soon be gone
Well I’m down so low and I’ll soon be gone
Well I’m down so low and I’ll soon be gone good Lord
Well I’m down so low and I’ll soon be gone
All my friends, good friends they’re all gone
All my friends, good friends they’re all gone
All my friends, good friends they’re all gone good Lord
Because I’m down so low and I’ll soon be gone
Well I’m leaving this town when the sun is gone
Well I’m leaving this town when the sun is gone
Well I’m leaving this town when the sun is gone good Lord
Because I’m down so low and I’ll soon be gone
Won’t you swing down sweet chariot take me home
Won’t you swing down sweet chariot take me home
Won’t you swing down sweet chariot take me home good Lord
Because I’m down so low and I’ll soon be gone
Then my heavy burden will be gone
Then my heavy burden will be gone
Then my heavy burden will be gone good Lord
Because I’m down so low and I’ll soon be gone
© 2022 – Jean-Rene Ella
The music in A Time to Be Blue is soaked with influences from all the genres that have shaped me over the years. It speaks softly, breaks your heart, but also heals it. It sings of loss, but fills the hole left behind, like the ode to my mother in “She’s Gone” or the tribute to a dear friend departed too soon in “You Left Me Blue.” It rocks you gently as you curl up with a book and a cup of tea with “Naima’s Evening Song,” but also invites you to dance to the rhythms of my native city of Yaoundé in “Home.”
The album is digitally available on various streaming platforms, such as YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Deezer and more. You can listen to the album directly on our website here.
For videos visit our YouTube channel with new videos added frequently.
About the Artist
Jean-Rene “JR” Ella is a guitarist/singer-songwriter who grew up in Cameroon and lives in Sacramento, California. His music distills a delightful blueness, in a melodic trip that takes you from the shores of Cameroon to the Mississippi Delta.
You can contact the artist here: contact page.
