---------------------------- Lyrics by : Kathlene Rushing © 2025 Kathlene Rushing All rights reserved. ---------------------------- Verse 1 I heard a sound in the cane fields, Long before the train ever rolled. I heard a sound in the cane fields, Long before the train ever rolled. It wasn’t no guitar playin’ — It was a cry from a soul gone cold. Verse 2 They sang low under moonlight, With chains rattlin’ time. They sang low under moonlight, With chains rattlin’ time. Every note was a memory That the whip couldn’t unwind. Verse 3 The drum was their heartbeat, Even when the drum was banned. The drum was their heartbeat, Even when the drum was banned. They stomped the floor in silence, Left truth in the sand. Verse 4 Oh, you can hear it in the Delta, But it started by the sea. You can hear it in the Delta, But it started by the sea. That blues was born in bondage, But it set my spirit free. That blues was born in bondage, But it set my spirit free. It set my spirit free. Blues set me free.
