The spam subject headings "The pain is killing your daughter"/"The pain is killing your father"/etc. that I get remind me of the spirituals that use a different family member for each spiritual, such as Beulah Land
I got a mother in Beaulah land, out shine the sun I got a mother in Beaulah land, out shine the sun I got a mother in Beaulah land, out shine the sun Way beyond the sky [sister/father]
(I was convinced that He's a Mighty Good Leader used the same device, but these transcriptions include "mother" only, and my Skip James CD is at home. I guess when I heard "mother" my memory filled in the other family members.
[UPDATE: No, my memory was right; James really does sing "he led my mother/he led my father/ he led my sister" in subsequent verses. But on the Interweb all you can find is the version of the lyrics that Beck sings. It's Penny's Farm and Natalie Merchant all over again. Stupid Interweb.]