Lord, Send Me an Angel

"Lord, Send Me an Angel" is a song by Blind Willie McTell of which two versions were recorded on September 19, 1933 in New York, with Curley Weaver on second guitar. Accompanied by his wife, Kate, McTell re-recorded it as "Ticket Agent Blues" in 1935, albeit with some alternate verses. This was used as the B-side to his single "Bell Street Blues" on Decca Records. The song was covered by Detroit, Michigan garage rock band, The White Stripes, which was released as a single in October 2000.

The original version of the song begins with a dialogue between the singer and God. The former asks for an angel and the latter says, having no angels, He'll send "a teasin' brown". The rest of the lyrics describe the singer's promiscuity and liking for women of different complexions: "One woman's Atlanta yellow, the other is Macon brown, but the Statesboro blackskin will turn your damper down". The song ends with the singer addressing a lover, saying he's leaving her and that she'll be sorry she drove him away, perhaps wishful thinking judging by the way he claims to regard women.

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, "cause their husband will grab ya, and beat ya ragged as a cedar tree". The song then ends in a similar fashion, the addressing a lover to tell her he's leaving her; however, this time the singer warns "I'ma tell you pretty mama exactly who I am, when I walk in that front door and hear that back door slam".

The White Stripes single

The White Stripes' cover version features a few changes to the original lyrics: Frontman Jack White's name replaces McTell's, and Detroit replaces Macon and Georgia as place names.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lord, Send Me an Angel" (Blind Willie McTell cover)
2.	"You're Pretty Good Looking" (Trendy American Remix)

References

Allmusic: "Lord, Send Me an Angel". Retrieved September 21, 2005.
White Stripes.net Retrieved September 21, 2005.
White Stripes.net FAQ. Retrieved September 21, 2005.
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The White Stripes

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Studio albums	The White Stripes (1999) De Stijl (2000) White Blood Cells (2001) Elephant (2003) Get Behind Me Satan (2005) Icky Thump (2007)

Live albums	Under Great White Northern Lights Live in Mississippi

Video albums	Under Blackpool Lights Under Great White Northern Lights / Under Nova Scotian Lights

Singles	"Let's Shake Hands" "Lafayette Blues" "The Big Three Killed My Baby" "Hand Springs" "Hello Operator" "Lord, Send Me an Angel" "Party of Special Things to Do" "Hotel Yorba" "Fell in Love with a Girl" "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" "We're Going to Be Friends" "Red Death at 6:14" "Walking with a Ghost" "Candy Cane Children" "Seven Nation Army" "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" "The Hardest Button to Button" "There's No Home for You Here" "Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights)" "Blue Orchid" "My Doorbell" "The Denial Twist" "Icky Thump" "Rag and Bone" "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)" "Conquest" "Conquista"

Other songs	"300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues" "Ball and Biscuit" "Suzy Lee"

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