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Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced.
He is best known as Lead Belly. Though many releases list him as "Leadbelly", he himself spelled it "Lead Belly". This is also the usage on his tombstone, as well as of the Lead Belly Foundation. In 1994 the Lead Belly Foundation contacted an authority on the history of popular music, Colin Larkin, editor of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, to ask if the name "Leadbelly" could be altered to "Lead Belly" in the hope that other authors would follow suit and use the artist's correct appellation.
Although Lead Belly most commonly played the twelve-string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad "John Hardy", he performs on the accordion instead of the guitar. In other recordings he just sings while clapping his hands or stomping his foot.
ah ah ah ah ah
keopileul sikyeonohgo younghee leul gidalyeo
oh mos-onde ani an-onde
keopiga jeomjeom sig-eoga naemamdo sig-eoga nal michige mandeul-eo
oh younghee-ya illojom wabwa uh jakku twing-giji malgo nalang keopi
hanjanhae
oh younghee-ya nan jeongmal mal-ya uh
neoleul cheoeum bon sungan feel i wanjeon kkochhyeoss-eo
younghee neun ije buteo naekkeoya
ah ah ah ah dah ah ah ah yeah
younghee neun imi naega jjimhaess-eo yeah
moleuncheog halyeogo hajima!
younghee-ya younghee-ya uh uh uh uh uh
imi naege ppajingeol ppalli nae mam gajyeoga
younghee-ya younghee-ya uh uh uh uh uh
naneun da algo iss-eo
younghee mam-eul nan da al-a ah ah ah ah!
younghee mam-eul nan da al-a uh uh uh uh uh
younghee mam-eul nan da al-a ah ah ah ah!
younghee mam-eul nan da al-a uh uh uh uh uh
oh younghee-ya nimam malhaebwa uh
jakku ppeonhan yaegilo bingbing dolliji malgo
oh younghee-ya soljig haejyeobwa uh
neodo algo iss janh-a imi naege kkochhingeol
I’ll show my weapon yuchihan music is gone
Ma flow is like da hot girl sanyangkkun
But da younghee bakk-e molleuneun my love is right on
jigeumkkaji haessdeon geuleon salang-i anya
Hey girl I’m in love this ain’t
common love
nan geuttan ppeonhan salangttawin molla
nahante younghee ga ppyong-gado nan molla
nae maelyeog-e neon nal-aga jeo
haneullo Hoola
teugbyeolhi younghee man naekkeo halkke
ah ah ah ah dah ah ah ah yeah
ap-eulo jagilago buleulkke
Ooh babe yeah
moleuncheog halyeogo hajima
younghee-ya yeonghuiya uh uh uh
uh uh
imi naege ppajingeol ppalli nae mam gajyeoga
younghee-ya yeonghuiya uh uh uh
uh uh
naneun da algo iss-eo
younghee mam-eul nan da al-a ah ah ah ah!
younghee mam-eul nan da al-a uh uh uh uh uh
younghee mam-eul nan da al-a ah ah ah ah!
younghee mam-eul nan da al-a uh uh uh uh uh
oh younghee-ya illojom wabwa uh
jakku twing-giji malgu nalang keopi hanjanhae
oh younghee-ya nan jeongmal mal-ya uh
neoleul cheoeum bon sungan feel i wanjeon kkojhyeoss-eo