Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine

Zoomer Roberts: vocal
Buddy Winston
recorded 17 March 2002 at Desert View United Church of Christ

Hank Williams used to sing this on the radio, and I learned it from a transcription he recorded in 1949 for KWKH in Shreveport. The last three lines, which Hank didn't use, came from the Stanley Brothers' version. "Thy Burdens" is attributed to the team of Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart, who also wrote "Tennessee Waltz." The message bears repeating: take a good look at everything that's right in your life!

The cassette on which this song was recorded reached the end of the first side and reversed itself just as I began singing. The opening guitar vamp was looped to its original length, and the first word (and part of the second) were punched in from another performance. The other songs from this date are posted elsewhere on this blog.