Listen to Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground online. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground is an English language song and is sung by Blind Willie Johnson. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground, from the album The Ultimate Blues Box - The 250 Greatest Blues Hits (12 hours playing time - Best of Blues Classics!), was released in the year 2015. The duration of the song is 3:22. Download English songs online from JioSaavn.