Economicsand Labor. Written by - Nicole King. This is a 1930's recording of Ed Lewis' rendition of an old slave song. The call and answer structure of the song is reminiscent of the slaves' communication in the fields. The lyrics of the song repeatedly express that relief comes when the sun goes down because you do not have to work and
Verse 1] When the sun goes down on my side of town That lonesome feelin' comes to my door And the whole world turns Blue [Verse 2] There's a rundown bar 'cross the railroad tracks I've got a Andwhen the sun goes down, That's when I become [Chorus:] Miraculous! Simply the best! Up to the test when things go wrong! Miraculous, the luckiest! The power of love, always so strong! [Adrien] I am the cat, just chillin' out But in the night, she's all I think about I feel so strong when she's around, She picks me up when I am down Oh-oh-oh!