Lead Belly - "Relax Your Mind"

[@Kadag]

Zen master Leadbelly!

[@venfresh]

The late abbot of San Francisco Zen Center, Myogen Steve Stücky, used to sing this sometimes from the Dharma seat, as it truly is a Zen teaching. Thanks Lead Belly!

[@valeriewedel2775]

True words and beautiful message

[@JoLoneyMusic]

I will forever sing this song to myself when I’m riding my motorcycle.
That intro is all too real..
Pay attention because not everybody else is.
Keep safe fellow riders, and anybody else on the road ❤️

[@MrMusicguyma]

One of my favorite Lead belly songs.

[@margarettabualevu-gibbs1427]

🤙🏾

[@Tiny_Toby07]

My mom used to sing me this when she was putting me to sleep, it was a different version but it’s the same lyrics

[@Unus_Annus_]

Great song

[@clarkewi]

Great song.

[@joshmurphy4970]

there used to be one crap version of this song on youtube, and now i have an official stream! thank you smithsonian!!!!!!!!

[@r.c.vincent6063]

I love playing this song on the ukulele.

[@oldmaterizz4516]

Which chords?

[@Kadag]

I don't know if this is exact but these are the ones I've been using
C C7 F F#m C G C F

[@X_explorer]

Cool movie!

[@rickfeedtime]

yep...thank you very very much !

[@chrisyates8443]

My idol.

[@kartaiglesias577]

Relax your mind by how do you ledbetter it's this wonderful music that I did my Carta and people at the studio that I was at

[@Auntkekebaby]

Fabulous. Ragtime-ish

[@startervisions]

Unique melody lines

[@MrMusicguyma]

He had a lot of ragtimey piano-style bass lines and progressions. He could also play piano and accordion.

[@andrewz4537]

I've heard Huddie a lot over the years but never this one. I only knew Kweskin's version previously.

[@kathleenmcelroy1573]

Happy yoga

[@livingthroughtheblue]

Kurt Cobain’s favorite artist!

[@bernadette9444]

That's the time you've got to relax your mind.
Once there was a man
Crossing the railroad track,
Ooh boy, and he forgot to relax
That was one time he should have relaxed his mind….!!!! Wtf!!!!!!…