They're Red Hot
Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale I got a girls, say she long and tall She sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale, I mean Yes, she got'em for sale, yeah Hot tamales and they're red hot,
yes she got'em for sale Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale She got two for a nickel, got four for a dime Would sell you more, but they ain't none of mine Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale, I mean Yes, she got'em for sale, yes, yeah Hot tamales and they're red hot,
yes she got'em for sale Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale I got a letter from a girl in the room Now she got something good she got to bring home soon, now Its hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale, I mean Yes, she got'em for sale, yeah Hot tamales and they're red hot,
yes she got em for sale Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got em for sale (spoken) They're too hot boy! The billy got back in a bumble bee nest Ever since that he can't take his rest, yeah Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes you got'em for sale, I mean Yes, she got'em for sale Hot tamales and they're red hot,
yes she got'em for sale (spoken) Man don't mess around em hot tamales now (spoken) Cause they too black bad, if you mess around em hot tamales (spoken) I'm onna upset your backbone, put your kidneys to sleep (spoken) I'll due to break away your liver and dare your heart to beat bout my Hot tamales cause they red hot, yes they got em for sale, I mean Yes, she got em for sale, yeah Hot tamales and they're red hot,
yes she got'em for sale Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale You know grandma left and grandpa too Well I wonder what in the world we chillun gon do now Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale, I mean Yes she got'em for sale Hot tamales and they're red hot,
yes she got'em for sale Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale Me and my babe bought a V-8 Ford Well we wind that thing all on the runnin board, yes Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale, I mean Yes she got'em for sale, yeah Hot tamales and they're red hot,
yes she got'em for sale They're too hot boy! Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes, now she got em for sale You know the monkey, now the baboon playin in the grass Well the monkey stuck his finger in that old 'Good Gulf Gas', now Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale, I mean Yes she got'em for sale, yeah Hot tamales and they're red hot,
yes she got'em for sale Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale I got a girls, say she long and tall Sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for sale, I mean Yes she got'em for sale, yeah
Milkcow's Calf Blues
Tell me, milkcow, what on earth is wrong with you Hoo hoo, milkcow, what on earth is wrong with you Now you have a little new calf, hoo hoo, and your milk is turnin' blue
Your calf is hungry, and I believe he needs a suck Your calf is hungry, hoo hoo, I believe he needs a suck But your milk is turnin' blue, hoo hoo, I believe he's outta luck
Now I feel like milkin' and my, cow won't come I feel like chu'in' and my, milk won't turn I'm cryin' pleease, pleease don't do me wrong If you can old milkcow, baby now, hoo hoo, drive home
My milkcow been ramblin', hoo hoo, for miles around My milkcow been ramblin', hoo hoo, for miles around Well, she been troublin' some other bull cow, hoo hoo, in this man's town
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Honeymoon Blues
Betty Mae, Betty Mae, you shall be my wife someday Betty Mae, Betty Mae, you shall be my wife someday I wants a little sweet girl, that will do anything,
that i say Betty Mae, you is my heartstring, you is my destiny Betty Mae, you is my heartstring, you is my destiny And you rolls across my mind, baby, each and every day
Li'l girl, li'l girl, my life seem so misery Hmm hmm hmm, little girl, my life seem so misery Baby, i guess it must be love, now, hoom mmm, lord that's takin' effect on me
Some day i will return, with the marriage license in my hand Some day i will return, hoohoo, with the marriage license in my hand I'm 'on' take you for a honeymoon, in some long, long distant land
Traveling Riverside Blues
If your man get personal, want you to have your fun If your man get personal, want you to have your fun Just come on back to Friars Point, mama, and barrelhouse all night long
I got womens in Vicksburg, clean on into Tennessee I got womens in Vicksburg, clean on into Tennessee But my Friars Point rider, now, hops all over me
I ain't gon' to state no color, but her front teeth crowned with gold I ain't gon' to state no color, but her front teeth is crowned with gold She got a mortgage on my body, now, and a lien on my soul
Lord, I'm goin' to Rosedale, gon' take my rider by my side Lord, I'm goin' to Rosedale, gon' take my rider by my side We can still barrelhouse baby, on the riverside
Now you can squeeze my lemon 'til the juice run down my... (spoken) 'til the juice rune down my leg, baby, you know what I'm talkin' about You can squeeze my lemon 'til the juice run down my leg (spoken) That's what I'm talkin' 'bout, now But I'm goin' back to Friars Point, if I be rockin'to my head
Stop Breakin' Down Blues
Everytime I'm walkin' down the streets Some pretty mama strat breakin' down with me Stop breakin' down, yes stop breakin' down The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind. I can't walk the streets,
now consolate my mind Some no good woman she starts breakin' down Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind Now, you saturday night womens,
you love to ape and clown You won't do nothin' but tear a good man reputation down Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind Now, I give my baby, now, the 99 degree she jumped up and throwed a pistol down on me Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down Stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind I can't start walkin' down the streets But some pretty mama don't start breakin' down with me Stop breakin' down, please stop breakin' down The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby Ooh, it'll make you lose your mind
Little Queen of Spades
Now, she is a little queen of spades, and the men will not let her be Mmmm, she is the little queen of spades, and the men will not let her be Everytime she makes a spread, hoo fair brown, cold chill just runs all over me
I'm gon' get me a gamblin' woman, if the last thing that I do Eee, gon' get me a gamblin' woman, if it's the last thing that I do Well, a man don't need a woman, ooh fair brown, that he got to give all his money to
Everybody say she got a mojo, now she's been usin' that stuff Mmmm, mmmm, 'verybody says she got a mojo, 'cause she been usin' that stuff But she got a way trimmin' down, hoo fair brown, and I mean it's most too tough
Now, little girl, since I am the king, baby, and you is a queen Ooo eee, since I am the king baby, and you is a queen Le's us put our heads together, hoo fair brown, then we can make our money green
Last Fair Deal Gone Down
It's the last fair deal goin' down, last fair deal goin' down It's the last fair deal goin' down, good lord On that Gulfport Island Road Eh Ida Belle, don't cry, this time,
Ida Belle, don't cry, this time If you cry about a nickel, you'll die for a dime She wouldn't cry, but the money won't mine I love the way you do,
i love the way you do I love the way you do, good lord On this Gulfport Island Road My captain's so mean on me,
my captain's so mean on me My captain's so mean on m'mmmm, good lord On this Gulfport Island Road Take camp tain he and see,
camp ain't he and see At scal ain't be at seen, good lord On that Gulfport Island Road Ah, this last fair deal goin' down,
it's the last fair deal goin' down This' the last fair deal goin' down, good lord On this Gulfport Island Road I'm workin' my way back home,
i'm working my way back home I'm workin' my way back home, good lord On this Gulfport Island Road And that thing don't keep a ringin' so soon,
that thing don't keep a ringin' so soon And that thing don't keep a ringin' so soon, good lord On that Gulfed and Port Island Road
Kindhearted Woman Blues I got a kindhearted woman do anything in this world for me I got a kindhearted woman do anything in this world for me But these evil hearted women, man they will not let me be I love my baby my baby don't love me I love my baby, oooohhh my baby don't love me But I really love that woman, can't stand to leave her be Ain't but one thing makes Mr Johnson drink Its worried bout how you treat me baby I begin to think Oh my babe, my life don't feel the same You breaks my heart, When you call me Mr So and So's name She's a kindhearted woman she studies evil all the time She's a kindhearted woman she studies evil all the time You wells to kill me as to have it on your mind
I Believe I'll dust My Broom I'm gointa get up in the mornin I believe I'll dust my broom I'm gointa get up in the mornin I believe I'll dust my broom Girlfriend the black man you've been lovin girlfriend can get my room I'm gonna write a letter telephone everytown I know I'm gonna write a letter telephone every town I know If I can't find her in West Helena she must be in East Monroe I know I don't want no woman wants every downtown man she meets I don't want no woman wants every downtown man she meets She's a no good dooney they shouldn't allow her on the street I believe, I believe I'll go back home I believe, I believe I'll go back home You can mistreat me here babe, but you can't when I'm back home And I'm gettin up in the mornin I believe I'll dust my broom I'm gettin up in the mornin I believe I'll dust my broom Girlfriend the black man you been lovin girlfriend can get my room I'm gonna call up Chiney see is my good girl over there I'm gonna call up China see is my good girl over there I can't find her on Phillipine's island she must be in Ethiopia somewhere
Sweet Home Chicago Oh baby don't you want to go Oh baby don't you want to go Back to the land of california to my sweet home chicago Oh baby don't you want to go Oh baby don't you want to go Back to the land of california to my sweet home chicago Now one and one is two two and two is four I'm heavy loaded baby I'm booked I gotta go Cryin baby honey don't you want to go back to the land of california to my sweet home chicago Now two and two is four four and two is six You gonna keep monkeyin round here friend-boy you gonna get your business all in a trick But I'm cryin baby honey don't you wanna go Back to the land of California to my sweet home chicago Now six and two is eight eight and two is ten Friend-boy she trick you one time she sure gonna do it again But I'm cryin hey hey baby don't you want to go back to the land of california to my sweet home chicago I'm goin to california from there to Des Moines Iowa Somebody will tell me that you need my help someday cryin hey hey baby don't you want to go back to the land of california to my sweet home chicago
Ramlin' on My Mind I got ramblin I got ramblin on my mind I got ramblin I got ramblin all on my mind Hate to leave you my baby but you treats me so unkind I got mean things I got mean things all on my mind Little girl, Little girl I got mean things all on my mind Hate to leave you here babe but you treats me so unkind. Runnin down to the station catch the first mail train I see Runnin down to the station catch that old first mail train I see I got the blues bout Miss So and So and the child got the blues bout me And I'm leavin this morning with my arm fold up and cryin And I'm leaving this morning with my arm fold up and cryin I ahte to leave my baby but she treats me so unkind I got mean things I got mean things on my mind I got mean things I got mean things all on my mind I got to leave my baby cause she treats me so unkind
When You got a Good Friend When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side Give her all of your spare time love and treat her right I mistreated my baby and I can't see no reason why I mistreated my baby and I can't see no reason why Everytime I think about it I just wring my hands and cry Wonder could I bear appologize or would she sympathize with me Mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmm mmmmmmmm would she sympathize with me She's a brownskin woman just as sweet as a girlfriend can be Mmmmm mmmmm babe, I may be right ay wrong Babe its your opinion oh I may be right ay wrong Watch your close friend baby then your enimies can do you no harm When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side Give her all of your spare time love and treat her right
Come On In My Kitchen Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm You'd better come on in my kitchen babe it going to be rainin outdoors Ah the woman I love took from my best friend Some joker got lucky stiole her back again You'd better come on in my kitchen babe it going to be rainin outdoors Oh-ah she's gone I know she won't come back again I've taken the last nickel out of her nation sack You'd better come on in my kitchen babe it going to be rainin outdoors When a woman gets in trouble everybody throws her down Lookin for her good friend none can be found You'd better come on in my kitchen babe it going to be rainin outdoors Winter time's comin its gonna be slow You can't make the winter babe thats dry long so You'd better come on in my kitchen babe it going to be rainin outdoors
Terraplane Blues And I feel so lonesome you hear me when I moan When I feel so lonesome you hear me when I moan Who been drivin my terraplane for you since I've been gone I'd said I flashed your lights mama your horn won't even blow I even flash my lights mama this horn won't even blow Got a short in this connection hoo-well, babe, its way down below I'm on hist your hood momma I'm bound to check your oil I'm on hist your hood momma mmmm I'm bound to check your oil I got a woman that I'm lovin way down in Arkansas Now you know the coils ain't even buzzin little generator won't get the spark Motors in a bad condition you gotta have these batteries charged But I'm cryin please please don't do me wrong Who been drivin my terraplane now for you-hoo since I've been gone Mr Highwayman please don't block the road Puh hee hee ple-hease don't block the road Casue she's restrin (?) a cold one hindred and I'm booked I gotta go Mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm You ooo oooo oooo you hear me weep and moan Who been drivin my terraplane for you since I've been gone I'm on get deep down in this connection keep on tanglin with your wires I'm on get deep down in this connection hoo-well keep on tanglin with your wires And when I mash down your little starter then your spark plug will give me a fire.
Phonograph Blues Beatrice, she got a phonograph and it won't say a lonesome word Beatrice, she got a phonograph and it won't say a lonesome word What evil have I done what evil has the poor girl heard Beatrice I love my phonograph but you have broke my windin chain Beatrice I love my phonogra-ooo honey you have broke my windin chain And you've taken my lovin and give it to your other man Now we played it on the sofa now we played it side the wall My needles have got rusty babe they will not play at all Now we played it on the sofa we played it side the wall My needles have got rusty and it will not play at all Beatrice I go crazy baby I will lose my mind And I go crazeeeee honey I will lose my mind Why dont-ya bring your clothes back home and try me one more time She got a phonograph and it won't say a lonesome word She got a phonograph ooo-won't say a lonesome word What evil have I done or what evil have the poor girl heard
32-20 Blues If I send for my baby and she don't come If I send for my baby man, and she don't come All the doctors in Hot Springs sure can't help her none And if she gets unruly thinks she don't wan do If she gets unruly thinks she don't wan do Take my 32-20 now and cut her half in two She got a 38 special but I believe its much too light She got a 38 special but I believe its much too light I got a 32-20, got to make the camps alright If I send for my baby and she don't come If I send for my baby man, and she don't come All the doctors in Hot Springs sure can't help her none I'm gonna shoot my pistol, gonna shoot my Gatlin gun I'm gonna shoot my pistol, gotta shoot my Gatlin gun You made me love you now your man has come Ah-oh baby where you stay last night Ah-ah baby where you stayed last night You got your hair all tangled and you ain't talkin right Got a 38 special boys, it do very well
Dead Shrimp Blues I woke up this mornin and all my shrimp was dead and gone I woke up this mornin ooh and all my shrimp was dead and gone I was thinin about you baby, why you hear me weep and moan I got dead shrimp here someone is fishin in my pond I got dead shrimp here, ooh someone fishin in my pond I served my best bait baby and I can't do that no harm Everything I do babe you got your mouth stuck up Hole where I used to fish, you got me posted up Everything I do, You got your mouth stuck up And the hole where I used to fish baby you've got me posted out I got dead shrimp here someone fishin in my pond I got dead shrimp here someone fishin in my pond Catchin my goggle eyed perches and they barbequein the bone Now you take my shrimp babe you know you turned me down I couldn't do nothin, till I got myself unwound You taken my shrimp oohh know you turned me down Babe, I couldn't do nothin, untill I got myself unwound
Cross Road Blues I went down to the crossroad fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroad fell down on my knees Asked the lord above "Have mercy now save poor Bob if you please" Yeeooo, standin at the crossroad tried to flag a ride ooo ooo eee I tried to flag a ride Didn't nobody seem to know me babe everybody pass me by Standin at the crossroad babe risin sun goin down Standin at the crossroad babe eee eee eee, risin sun goin down I believe to my soul now, Poor Bob is sinkin down You can run, you can run tell my friend Willie Brown You can run, you can run tell my friend Willie Brown (th)'at I got the croosroad blues this mornin Lord babe, I'm sinkin down And I went to the crossraod momma I looked east and west I went to the crossraod baby I looked east and west Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman ooh-well babe, in my distress
Walking Blues I woke up this mornin feelin round for my shoes Know bout at I got these old walkin blues woke up this mornin feelin round oh for my shoes but you know bout at I got these old walkin blues Lord I feel like blowin my woh-old lonesome home Got up this mornin, my little Bernice was gone , Lord I feel like blowoon my lonesome home Well, I got up this mornin woh-all I had was gone Well-ah leave this mornin if I have to woh ride the blind ah I've feel mistreated and I don't mind dyin Levin this mornin ah I have to ride a blind babe, I been mistreated baby, I don't mind dyin Well, some people tell em that the worried blues ain't bad Worst old feelin I most ever had some people tell me that these old worried, old blues ain't bad Its the worst old feelin, I most ever had She got a Elgin movement from her head down to her toes Break in on a dollar most any- where she goes, ooo oooooooooo To her head down to her toes spoken: oh honey Lord, she break in on a dollar most anywhere she goes
Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) Mmmmm mmmmm I's up this mornin' ah, blues walkin' like a man I's up this mornin' ah, blues walkin' like a man Worried blues give me your right hand And the blues fell mama's child tore me all upside down Blues fell mam's child and it tore me all upside down travel on, poor Bob just cain't turn you 'round The blu-u-u-u-ues is a low-down shakin' chill spoken: Yes, preach 'em now. Mmmmm mmmmm is a low-down shakin' chill You ain't never had 'em, I I hope you never will Well, the blues is a schin' old heart disease spoken: Do it. now. You gon' do it? Tell me about it. Let the blues is a low-down achin' heart disease Like consumption killing me by degrees I can study rain oh, ohm drive, oh, oh, drive my blues I been studyin' the rain and I'm 'on drive my blues away Goin' to the 'stil'ry stay out there all day
If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day If I had possession over judgment day if I had possession over judgment day Lord, the little woman I'm lovin' wouldn't have no right to pray And I went to the mountain lookin' far as my eyes could see And I went to the mountain lookin' far as my eye could see Some other man got my woman and the -'a lonesome blues got me And I rolled and I tumbled and I cried the whole night long And I rolled and I tumbled and I cried the whole night long Boy, I woke up this mornin' my biscuit roller gone Had to fold my arms and I slowly walked away spoken: I didn't like the way she done Had to fold my arms and I slowly walked away I said in my mind, "Yo," trouble gon' come some day Now run here, baby set down on my knee I wanna tell you all about the way they treated me
Stones in My Passway I got stones in my passway and all my roads seem dark at night I got stones in my passway and all my roads seem dark at night I have pains in my heart they have taken my appetite I have a bird to whistle I have a bird to sing Have a bird to whistle and I have a bird to sing I have a woman that I'm lovin boy, but she don't mean a thing My enemies have betrayed me have overtaken poor Bob at last My enemies have betrayed me have overtaken poor Bob at last And 'eres one thing certainly they have stones all in my pass Now you tryin to take my life and all my lovin too You laid a passway for me now what are you tryin to do I'm cryin please please let us be friends And when you hear me howlin in my passway rider ple-ease open your door and let me in I've got three legs to truck home boys please don't block my road I've got three legs to truck home boys please don't block my road I've been fellin ashamed about my rider babe, I'm booked and I got to go
I'm a Steady Rollin Man I'm a steady rollin man I roll both night and day I'm a steady rollin man hmmm hmmm I roll both night and day But I haven't got no sweet woman hmm mmm boys to be rollin this way I'm the man that rolls when icicles hangin on the tree I'm the man that rolls when icicles hangin on the tree And now you hear me howlin, baby hmm hmmm mmm down on my bended knee I'm a hard workin man have been for many years I know I'm a hard workin man have been for many long years I know And some cream puffs usin my money ooh well babe, that'll never be no more You can't give your sweet woman everything she wants in one time ooh hoo ooo You can't give your sweet woman everything she wants in one time Well boys, she get ramblin in her brain hmmm mmm mmm some other man on her mind I'm a steady rollin man I roll both night and day I'm a steady rollin man hmmm hmmm I roll both night and day But I haven't got no sweet woman hmm mmm boys to be rollin this way
From Four Till Late From four till late I was wringin my hands and cryin From four till late I was wringin my hands and cryin I believe to my soul that your daddy's Gulfport bound From Memphis to Norfolk is a thirty six hour ride From Memphis to Norfolk is a thirty six hour ride A mans like a prisoner and he's never satisfied A woman is like a dresser some man is always ramblin through its drawers A woman is like a dresser some man is always ramblin through its drawers It cause so many men wear an apron overhaul From four until late she get with a no good bunch and clown From four until late she get with a no good bunch and clown Now, she won't do nothin but tear a good mans reputation down When I leave this town, I'm 'onna bid you fare...farewell When I leave this town, I'm 'onna bid you fare...farewell And when I return again you'll have a great long story to tell
Hellhound On My Trail I gotta keep movin I gotta keep movin Blues fallin down like hail Blues fallin down like hail Umm mmmm mmm mmmmmm Blues fallin down like hail Blues fallin down like hail And the days keeps on worryin me theres a hellhound on my trail hellhound on my trail hellhound on my trail If today was Christmas Eve If today was Christmas Eve and tommorow was Christmas Day spoken : Aow wouldn't we have a time baby All I would need my little sweet rider just to pass the time away huh huh to pass the time away You sprinkled hot foot powder mmmm mmm around my door all around my door You sprinkled hot foot powder all around your daddy's door hmm hmm hmm It keep me with ramblin mind rider every old place I go every old place I go I can tell the wind is risin the leaves tremblin on the tree tremblin on the tree hmmm hmmm hmm mmm All I needs is my sweet woman and to keep my company hey hey hey hey my company
Drunken Hearted Man (take 1) I'm a drunken hearted man my life seem so misery I'm the drunken hearted man my life seem so misery And if I could change my way of livin' it t'would mean so much to me I been dogged and I been driven eve' since I left my mother's home I been dogged and I been driven eve' since I left my mother's home And I can't see no reason why that I can't leave these no-goods womens alone My father died and left me my poor mother done the best that she could My father died and left me my poor mother done the best she could Every man likes that game you call love but it don't mean no man no good Now, I'm the drunken hearted man and sin was the cause of it all spoken: Oh, play 'em now I'm a drunken hearted man and sin was the cause of it all And the day that you get weak for no-good women that's the day that you bound to fall
Me and the Devil Blues (take 1) Early this mornin' when you knocked upon my door Early this mornin', ooh when you knocked upon my door And I said, "Hello, Satan," I believe it's time to go." Me and the Devil was walkin' side by side Me and the Devil, ooh was walkin' side by side And I'm goin' to beat my woman until I get satisfied She say you don't see why that you will dog me 'round spoken: Now, babe, you know you ain't doin' me right, don'cha She say you don't see why, ooh that you will dog me 'round It must-a be that old evil spirit so deep down in the ground You may bury my body down by the highway side spoken: Baby, I don't care where you bury my body when I'm dead and gone You may bury my body, ooh down by the highway side So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride
Love in Vain (take 1) Spoken: "I wanna go with our next one myself." And I followed her to the station with a suitcase in my hand And I followed her to the station with a suitcase in my hand Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell when all your love's in vain All my love's in vain When the train rolled up to the station I looked her in the eye When the train rolled up to the station and I looked her in the eye Well, I was lonesome, I felt so lonesome and I could not help but cry All my love's in vain When the train, it left the station with two lights on behind When the train, it left the station with two lights on behind Well, the blue light was my blues and the red light was my mind All my love's in vain Ou hou ou ou ou hoo, Willie Mae Oh oh oh oh oh hey hoo, Willie Mae Ou ou ou ou ou ou hee vee oh woe All my love's in vain
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