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What are the Cross Road Blues lyrics?
Both versions of Cross Road Blues open with the protagonist kneeling at a crossroads to ask God's mercy
What happens after Johnson asks for mercy in Cross Road Blues?
Cross Road Blues has been used to perpetuate the myth of Johnson selling his soul to the Devil for his musical ability.
What does Johnson say in Cross Road Blues to give this idea that he is selling his soul to the Devil for his musical ability?
The lyrics do not contain any references to Satan or a Faustian bargain, but they have been interpreted as describing Johnson's fear of losing his soul to the Devil.
What else does Johnson say in Cross Road Blues other than asking for mercy?
In the third and fourth sections, Robert Johnson expresses apprehension at being stranded as darkness approaches and asks that his friend Willie Brown be advised that I'm sinkin' down“
What was the fifth verse of Cross Road Blues?
The first take of Cross Road Blues includes a fifth verse that isn't included in the second take. In it he laments not having a sweet woman in his distress

Question: What else does the song say?
Self-contained rewrite: What else does Cross Road Blues say besides asking for mercy, sinking down, and not having a sweet woman?