Preachin' The Blues Bessie Smith

Down in Atlanta, GA, under the viaduct ev'ry day, drinking corn and hollerin' hooray Pianos playing till the break of day But as I turned my head, I loudly said, "Preach 'em blues, sing them blues"

Backwater Blues Bessie Smith, Bessie Smith

When it rains five days and the skies turn dark as night When it rains five days and the skies turn dark as night Then trouble's takin' place in the lowlands at night I woke up this mornin', can't

Downhearted Blues Bessie Smith

I'm so disgusted, heart-broken, too; I've got those down-hearted blues; Once I was crazy 'bout a man; he mistreated me all the time, The next man I get has got to promise me to be mine, all mine!

Pickpocket Blues Bessie Smith

friend, Told me to stop peddlin' gin They even told me to keep my hands Out people's pocket where their money was in But I wouldn't listen or have any shame, 'long as someone else would take the

Backwater Blues Bessie Smith

When it rained five days and the sky turned dark as night When it rained five days and the sky turned dark as night Then trouble's takin' place in the lowlands at night I woke up this mornin', can't even

Thinking Blues Bessie Smith

Thinking Blues Did you ever sit thinking with a thousand things on your mind? Did you ever sit thinking with a thousand things on your mind?

Shipwreck Blues Bessie Smith

Shipwreck Blues Captain, tell your men to get on board I sure see 'em just pull into another shore I'm dreary in mind and I'm so worried in heart Oh the best of friends sho' has got to part

Boweavil Blues Bessie Smith

Boweavil Blues Hey boweavil don't bring them blues no more Hey boweavil don't bring them blues no more Boweavil's here, boweavil's everywhere you go I'm a lone boweavil, been out a great long

Bessie Smith Bob Dylan

see her soon Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith When I get there I wonder what she'll do Now all the crazy things I had to try Well I tried them all and then some But if you're lucky one day you

Graveyard Dream Blues Bessie Smith

Graveyard Dream Blues Blues on my mind, blues all around my head Blues on my mind, and blues all around my head I dreamed last night that the man that I love was dead I went to the graveyard,

Poor Man's Blues Bessie Smith

Mister rich-man, rich-man, open up your heart and mind Mister rich-man, rich-man, open up your heart and mind Give the poor man a chance, help stop these hard, hard times While you're livin' in

Down Hearted Blues Bessie Smith

I'm so disgusted heart-broken, too I've got those down-hearted blues Once I was crazy 'bout a man he mistreated me all the time The next man I get has got to promise me to be mine, all mine!

Oh Daddy Blues Bessie Smith

Oh Daddy Blues Just like a flower I am fading away The doctor call to see me most every day But he don't do me no good, why?

Worried Life Blues Bessie Smith

Worried Life Blues I lived a life but nothing I've gained Each day I'm full of sorrow and pain No one seems enough for poor me To give me a word of sympathy Oh me, oh my Wonder what will the

Empty Bed Blues Bessie Smith

Empty Bed Blues I woke up this morning with a awful aching head I woke up this morning with a awful aching head My new man had left me, just a room and a empty bed Bought me a coffee grinder

Hard Time Blues Bessie Smith

hard time Now there's no need of cryin', just put me off your mind, Then you'll see a hard time When your good woman is gone you'll see a hard time (spoken: Don't say a word, just listen) The

Careless Love Blues Bessie Smith

"Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head like wine You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl And you nearly spoiled this life of mine Love, oh love, oh careless love In your clutches

Chicago Bound Blues Bessie Smith

Chicago Bound Blues Late last night, I sold away and cried Late last night, I sold away and cried Had the blues for Chicago, I just can't be satisfied Blues on my brain, my tongue refused to

St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith

Louis blues just as blue as I can be Oh, my man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me

Young Woman's Blues Bessie Smith

Woke up this mornin' when chickens was crowin' for day Felt on the right side of my pilla', my man gad gone away By this pilla' he left a note readin', "I'm sorry, Jane, you got my goat No time to

Foolish Man Blues Bessie Smith

corkscrew and evil as a copperhead snake I know a certain man who spent a year runnin' a poor gal down I know a certain man who spent a year runnin' a poor gal down And when she let him kiss her, the

Wasted Life Blues Bessie Smith

I'm settin' and thinkin' of the days gone by They filled my heart with pain I'm too weak to stand and too strong to cry But I'm forgittin' it all in vain Oh, me! Oh, me!

The Yellow Dog Blues Bessie Smith

night and morn She's wonderin' where her Easy rider's gone Cablegrams goes off in inquiry Telegrams goes off in sympathy Letters came from down in Bam Everywhere that Uncle Sam Is the ruler of delivery

New Orleans Hop Scop Blues Bessie Smith

Old New Orleans is a great big old southern town, where hospitality you will surely find The population there is very, very fair, with ev'rything they do White folks do it too, they have a dance surely

The St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith

Got de Saint Louis Blues jes as blue as ah can be. That man got a heart lak a rock cast in the sea. Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me. Doggone it!

Mean Old Bedbug Blues Bessie Smith

When some is holding my hand, others eating my feet Bed bug as big as a jackass1, will bite you and stand and grin Bed bug as big as a jackass, will bite you and stand and grin Will drink all the

Lost Your Head Blues Bessie Smith

it has changed your mind I'm goin' to leave you, baby, and I ain't goin' to say goodbye I'm goin' to leave you, baby, and I ain't goin' to say goodbye But I'll write you a letter and tell you the

Empty Bed Blues (Part 2) Bessie Smith

I woke up this morning with a awful aching head I woke up this morning with a awful aching head My new man had left me, just a room and a empty bedBought me a coffee grinder that's the best one I could

Standin' In The Rain Blues Bessie Smith

Standin' in the rain and ain't a drop fell on me Standin' in the rain and ain't a drop fell on me My clothes is all wet but my flesh is as dry as can be It can rain all day, I ain't got no place

St. Louis Blues (성 루이 블루스) Bessie Smith

Got de Saint Louis Blues jes as blue as ah can be.? That man got a heart lak a rock cast in the sea. Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me. Doggone it!

St. Louis Blues (세인트 루이스 블루스) Bessie Smith

Got de Saint Louis Blues jes as blue as ah can be.? That man got a heart lak a rock cast in the sea. Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me. Doggone it!

See If I'll Care Bessie Smith

let me have my say I know that you feel good now with nothin' on your mind But just mark my words, dear, there'll come a time I know you're gonna pay, you'll want me back someday To drive the

Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2) Bessie Smith

I woke up this morning with a awful aching head I woke up this morning with a awful aching head My new man had left me, just a room and a empty bedBought me a coffee grinder that's the best one I could

Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) Bessie Smith

my Mississippi delta home Southland has that grand garden spot Although you believe or not I hear those breeze a-whispering: "Come on back to me" Muddy water 'round my feet Muddy water in the

Careless Love Bessie Smith

Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head like wine You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl And you nearly spoiled this life of mine Love, oh love, oh careless love In your clutches

Baby Won't You Please Come Home Bessie Smith

(Clarence Williams / Charles Warfield) I've got the blues, I feel so lonely I'll give the world if I could only Make you understand It surely would be grand I'm gonna telephone my baby Ask him won't

Guitar Boogie Arthur Smith

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Ain't No More Cane Bob Dylan

see her soon Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith When I get there I wonder what she'll do Now all the crazy things I had to try Well I tried them all and then some But if you're lucky one day you

Saint Louis Blues Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong

Louis woman with her diamond ring Pulls that man around by her apron strings If it wasn't for her and her googly-eyed stare { From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/billie-holiday-lyrics/st.louis-blues-lyrics.html

Alexander's Ragtime Band Bessie Smith

"Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime Band Come on and hear, come on and hear It's the best band in the land They can play a bugle call Like you never heard before So natural that you

Devil's Gonna Git You Bessie Smith

Devil's gonna git you Devil's gonna git you Oh, the devil's gonna git you Man, just as sure as you's bornDevil's gonna git you, Devil's gonna git you, Oh, the devil's gonna git you, The way you're carryin

Baby Doll Bessie Smith

Honey, there's a funny feeling 'round my heart, And it's bound to drive your mama wild It must be something they call the Cuban Doll, It weren't your mama's angel child I went to see the doctor

Preachin' Blues Son House

Yes, I'm gonna get me religion I'm gonna join the Baptist Church Yes, I'm gonna get me religion I'm gonna join the Baptist Church You know I wanna be a Baptist preacher Just so I won't have to work

Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair Bessie Smith

before you open up your court But I don't want no sympathy, 'cause I done cut my good man's throat I caught him with a trifling Jane, I warned him 'bout before I had my knife and went insane, and the

Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There) Bessie Smith

of fryin' pork chops To grease his fat lips And he has to find another place For to park his old hips He must get it, and bring it, and put it right here Or else he's gonna keep it out there The

At The Christmas Ball Bessie Smith

"""Hey Bessie it's Christmas here"" Here! Here!

Cake Walkin' Babies From Home Bessie Smith

Talk of the town, teasin' brown pickin' 'em up and layin' 'em down Dancin' fools ain't they demonstratin'?

Do Your Duty Bessie Smith

want to have some love Give your baby your last buck Don't come quackin' like a duck Do your duty I heard you said you didn't love me, baby Dowm at I don't believe a word she said She's the

A Good Man Is Hard To Find Bessie Smith

My heart's sad and I am all forlorn, my man's treating me mean I regret the day that I was born and that man of mine I've ever seen Happiness, it never lasts a day, my heart is almost breaking while

You've Got To Give Me Some Bessie Smith

Loving is the thing I crave For your love I'll be your slave You gotta give me some, yes give me some Can't you hear me pleading, you gotta give me some Said mister Jones to old butcher Pete