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Milk Cow Blues Trk 9 Dsc 1 3:04 |
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Sleepy John Estes |
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(J. Estes) |
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with John Estes - vocal & guitar, Jab Jones - piano |
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James 'Yank' Rachell - Mandolin |
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Recorded: May 13, 1930 Memphis, Victor #59918-2 |
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Album: Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers - 2 CD set |
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'Legendenary 1928 - 1930 Recordings' |
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JSP Records CD3406 |
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Now asks sweet mama |
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Lemme be her kid |
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She says, 'I might get boogied |
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Like to keep it hid' |
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Well, she looked at me |
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She be-gin to smile |
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Says, 'I thought I would use you |
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For my man a while |
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'Tha-at you just don't my husband |
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Catch you there |
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Now, just-just don't let my |
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Husband catch you there' |
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Now, went upstair |
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To pack my leavin' trunk |
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I never saw no whiskey |
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The blues done made me, sloppy drunk |
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Say, I never saw no whiskey |
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Blues done made me sloppy drunk |
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Now, I never saw no whiskey |
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But the blues done made me sloppy drunk |
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Now some said, disease |
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Some said it was, degree'in |
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But it's the slow consumption |
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Killin' you by degrees |
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Lord, it's the slow consumption |
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Killin' you by degrees |
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Now, it's-a slow consumption |
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An it's killin' you by degrees. |
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(piano & strings to end) |
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