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Lord, Send Me an Angel

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The alternate verses of "Ticket Agent Blues" lengthens the song, telling a story of the protagonist seeking his lover at a train station, describing her appearance to the ticket agent, and includes a warning to avoid relationships with married women,
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The White Stripes' cover version features a few changes to the original lyrics: Frontman
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The original version of the song begins with a dialogue between the singer and
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Under Great White Northern Lights / Under Nova Scotian Lights
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of which two versions were recorded on September 19, 1933 in
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You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)
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Song
Blind Willie McTell
Genre
Blues
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Songwriter(s)
Blind Willie McTell

Single
The White Stripes
B-side
Genre
Blues
Label
Sympathy for the Record Industry
Songwriter(s)
Blind Willie McTell
The White Stripes
Hello Operator
Party of Special Things to Do
Single
Blind Willie McTell
Kate McTell

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