Standing In The Need Of Prayer

Song composer(s)

Traditional

Grateful Dead Recordings

Not recorded by the Dead

Dead Related Recordings

No Dead related recordings entered

Other Recordings

Just for You : Jimmie Rodgers (1960)
When the Spirit Moves You : Jimmie Rodgers (1960)
The Country Gentlemen Sing and Play Folk Songs And Bluegrass : The Country Gentlemen (1961)
Piano Arrangements of Spirituals : Don Shirley (1962)
Old Time Family Religion : The Johnson Family Singers (1964)
Searching the Gospel : Pearl Bailey (1966)
Hot Rize : Hot Rize (1979)
Request : Johnston Mountain Boys (1988)
Kneelin' Down Inside The Gate : Various Artists (Bahamian Rhyming Singers) (1995)
Steal Away : Charlie Haden/Hank Jones (1995)
John's Gospel Quartet (19??)

Performance History

Played by the Wildwood Boys at the Tangent in Palo Alto on February 23rd 1963.

Not performed by the Grateful Dead. Occurs only on pre-Dead tapes featuring future members of the dead.

Notes

Occasionally occurs as "It's Me, Oh Lord, Standing In The Need Of Prayer" or similar. Here are the lyics of the Wildwood Boys version of the song;

Not my brother, not my sister, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
Not my brother, not my sister, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,

Not the preacher, not the sinner, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
Not the preacher, not the sinner, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,

Not my mother, not my father, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
Not my mother, not my father, but it's me oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,

It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,
It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord,
Standing in the need of prayer,