Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying

"Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying"
Single by Blind Willie Johnson
ReleasedJune 29, 1929 (1929-06-29)
RecordedDallas, Texas, December 5, 1928
GenreGospel blues
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)Unknown

"Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying" is a traditional gospel blues song recorded in 1928 by Blind Willie Johnson (vocals and guitar) and Willie B. Harris (vocals), who is thought to have been his first wife. Some versions of the song recorded by other artists have slightly different titles: for example, a comma after "Lord"; or, "Cryin'" instead of "Crying"; or, an appended "Sometime" or "Sometimes".