Do Your Duty Bessie Smith

If I cal three times a day baby Come and drive my blue away When you come, be ready to play Do your duty If you want to have some love Give your baby your last buck Don't come quackin' like

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

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

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

See If I'll Care Bessie Smith

You say that you leavin' ant that you going away But before you leave, dear, please 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

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?

'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do Bessie Smith

There ain't nothing I can do, or nothing I can say That folks don't criticize me But I'm goin' to, do just as I want to anyway And don't care if they all despise meIf I should take a notion To jump

Devil's Gonna Git You Bessie Smith

It's a long, long lane that has no turning And it's a fire that always keeps on burning Mister devil down below Pitchfork in his hand And that's where you are going to go Do you understand?

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

Me And My Gin Bessie Smith

When I'm feeling high ain't nothing I won't do. When I'm feeling high ain't nothing I won't do. Get me full of liquor and I'll sure be nice to you. I don't want no pork and I don't need no beer.

Hard Time Blues Bessie Smith

dirty ways I'm going to see another brown I'm packin' my clothes I'm leavin' town, getting outdoors Lettin' him know and he'll see a hard time Now there's no need of cryin', just put me off your

Cake Walkin' Babies From Home Bessie Smith

They're a class of their own Now the only way to win is to cheat 'em, you may tie 'em but you'll never beat 'em Strut your stuff , they're the cake walkin' babies from home Strut your stuff, strut

Preachin' The Blues Bessie Smith

said, "Preach 'em blues, sing them blues" They certainly sound good to me I've been in love for the last six months and ain't done worrying yet Moan'em blues, holler them blues Let me convert your

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?

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

Lost Your Head Blues Bessie Smith

twice When you get a good gal, you'd better treat her nice When you were lonesome, I treated you kind When you were lonesome, I treated you kind But since you've got money, it has changed your

Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl Bessie Smith

I can stand a bit of lovin', oh so bad I feel so funny, I feel so sad I need a little steam-heat on my floor Maybe I can fix things up, so they'll go What's the matter hard papa Come on and save your

Keep It To Yourself Bessie Smith

Keep It To Yourself If your man is nice and sweet Serving you lots of young pigmeat Oh yes, keep it to yourself If you know you are standing fast Got him worried where you at Oh yes, keep it

Baby Won't You Please Come Home Bessie Smith

baby Ask him won't you please come home 'Cause when you're gone, I'm worried all day long Baby won't you please come home Baby won't you please come home I have tried in vain Ever more to call your

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

Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) Bessie Smith

round my feet Muddy water in the street Just God don't shelter Down on the delta Muddy water in my shoes Reeling and rocking to them lowdown blues They live in ease and comfort down there I do

Squeeze Me Bessie Smith

you kiss me, daddy, I stay kissed Now, daddy, squeeze me, squeeze me again, oh, daddy don't stop till I tell you when Now, daddy squeeze me, kiss me some more, oh, Lord, like you did before Your

A Good Man Is Hard To Find Bessie Smith

that man of mine I've ever seen Happiness, it never lasts a day, my heart is almost breaking while I say A good man is hard to find, you always get the other kind Just when you think that he is your

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', c...

At The Christmas Ball Bessie Smith

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

You've Been A Good Ole Wagon Bessie Smith

I want to tell you please get out of my sight I'm playing quits now : right from this very night You've have your day : don't stand around and frown You've been a good old wagon : daddy but you done

Graveyard Dream Blues Bessie Smith

graveyard, fell down on my knees And I asked the gravedigger to give me back my real good man please The gravedigger look me in the eye The gravedigger look me in the eye Said "I'm sorry lady but your

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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

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

The Yellow Dog Blues Bessie Smith

came from down in Bam Everywhere that Uncle Sam Is the ruler of delivery All day the phone rings, it's not for me At last good tidings fills my heart with glee This message came from Tennessee Dear Sue, your

Young Woman's Blues Bessie Smith

runnin' 'round I'm a young woman and ain't done runnin' 'round Some people call me a hobo, some call me a bum Nobody knows my name, nobody knows what I've done I'm as good as any woman in your

After You've Gone Bessie Smith

want me only After you've gone, after you've gone away After I'm gone, after we break up After I'm gone, you're gonna wake up You will find, you were blind To let somebody come and change your

Empty Bed Blues Bessie Smith

gone and tried it too (Part 2:) When my bed get empty make me feel awful mean and blue When my bed get empty make me feel awful mean and blue My springs are getting rusty, sleeping single like I do

Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair Bessie Smith

Judge you wanna hear my plea, 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

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

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 ti...

Down Hearted Blues Bessie Smith

Gee, but it's hard to love someone when that someone don't love you! 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 ...

St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith

I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate to see that evening sun go down 'Cause my lovin' baby done left this town If I feel tomorrow like I feel today If I feel tomorrow like I feel today I'm...

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 end ...

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

Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There) I had a man for fifteen years Give him his room and board Once he was like a Cadillac Now he's like an old worn out Ford He never brought me a lousy dime ...

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 tal...

St. Louis Blues (성 루이 블루스) Bessie Smith

I hate to see de evenin' sun go down,? Hate to see de evenin' sun go down 'Cause ma baby, he done lef' dis town. Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today,? Feel tomorrow like I feel today,? I'll pack my ...

St. Louis Blues (세인트 루이스 블루스) Bessie Smith

I hate to see de evenin' sun go down,? Hate to see de evenin' sun go down 'Cause ma baby, he done lef' dis town. Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today,? Feel tomorrow like I feel today,? I'll pack my ...

Empty Bed Blues (Part 2) Bessie Smith

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

Downhearted Blues Bessie Smith

Gee, but it's hard to love someone when that someone don't love you!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 tim...

Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2) Bessie Smith

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

Mean Old Bedbug Blues Bessie Smith

Gals, bed bugs sure is evil, they don't mean me no good Yeah, bed bug sure is evil, they don't mean me no good Thinks he's a woodpecker and I'm a chunk of wood When I lay down at night, I wond...

Foolish Man Blues Bessie Smith

Men sure is deceitful and they's gettin' worser ev'ry day Men sure is deceitful and they's gettin' worser ev'ry day Act like a bunch of women, they's just-a gab, gab, gabbin' away There's two ...

Pickpocket Blues Bessie Smith

My best man, my best 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 so...