In My Time of Dying Lyrics

[Verse 1]
In my time of dying, want nobody to mourn
All I want for you to do is take my body home

Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Jesus got to make out, should know
Jesus gonna make up, Jesus gonna make it my dying bed

[Verse 2]
Meet me, Jesus, meet me, ooh, meet me in the middle of the air
If my wings should fail me, Lord, please meet me with another pair

Well, well, well, so I can die easy
Oh, oh, well, well, well, so I can die easy, Jesus gonna make up
Somebody, somebody, oh, oh
Jesus going to make up, Jesus going to make it my dying bed

[Bridge]
Oh, Saint Peter, at the gates of heaven, won't you let me in?
I never did no harm, I never did no wrong
Oh, oh, Gabriel, let me blow your horn, let me blow your horn
Oh, I never did no harm, did no harm
I've only made the young ones, I never thought I'd do anybody no wrong
No, not once, oh no
Ah good

[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Oh, I did somebody some good, somebody some good, yeah, oh
Oh, did somebody some good, yeah, I must've did somebody some good, yeah
Oh, I believe I did
I see the smiling faces, I know there must be lipstick traces, oh

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
And I see them in the streets and I see them in the field
And I hear them at my feet and I know it's got to be real
Oh Lord, deliver me, all the wrong I've done
Oh, you can deliver me, Lord, I only wanted to have some fun
Oh, hear the angels marching, they're marching
Hear them marching, hear them marching, the marching

[Outro]
Oh my Jesus, oh my Jesus, oh my Jesus
Oh my Jesus, oh my Jesus, oh my Jesus
My Jesus, oh my Jesus, oh my Jesus, oh my Jesus, ah, oh
Ah my Jesus, hey, yeah, it's got to be my Jesus, oh-whoa
It's got to be, it's got to be my Jesus, it's got to be, oh
It's got to be my Jesus, oh, take me home
Come on, come on, I can hear the angels singing
Oh, here they come, here they come, here they come
Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
Oh, it feels pretty good up here, pretty good up here
Oh Georgina, oh Georgina, oh Georgina, oh Georgina, oh Georgina
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh yeah
Ooh, I'll see you again, come on
Take it, take it, take it, take it, yeah, yeah, hey, hey, ooh yes
Oh, I'm goin' to make it my dying, dying, dying...

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About

Genius Annotation

“In My Time of Dying” is Led Zeppelin’s longest studio recording, with a length of 11 minutes 6 seconds.

All four of the members of Led Zeppelin were listed with the credits of the songs, despite being a traditional gospel that had already been recorded by several others, namely “Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed” by Blind Willie Johnson, Bob Dylan’s “In My Time of Dyin'”, and John Sebastian’s “Well, Well, Well”.

This, along with “When the Levee Breaks”, contains some of Page’s most famous slide guitar playing.

This song was also made famous as performed by Chris Cornell as the last song of his set on the night of his suicide in Detroit.

Q&A

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What did Led Zeppelin say about "In My Time of Dying"?
Genius Answer

As documented by Wikipedia, guitarist Jimmy Page told Uncut Magazine in 2008:

We were just having such a wonderful time. Look, we had a framework for ‘In My Time of Dying.’ Okay, but then it just takes off and we’re just doing what Led Zeppelin do. We’re jamming. We’re having a ball. We. Are. Playing.

What have other artists said about the song?
Genius Answer

Producer Rick Rubin in Rolling Stone:

The bass line in the fast grooves is so interesting and unexpected. It keeps shifting gears, over and over.

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