Well, the blues is on me now. I'll feel better when I leave your town. But some sweet day, you're gonna be sorry. That you throwed me down. . I got my suitcase already packed.
I'm worried in mind, stay worried all the time. Someday I'll be satisfied. It's your time now but it's my time after a while. Oh, say if things don't get no better.
I lost a good woman and I grieve both night and day. I lost a good woman and I grieve both night and day. I get the blues for my baby ever since she been gone away.
Well, I woke up this mornin'. With ramblin' on my mind. Well, I woke up this mornin'. With ramblin' on my mind. Well, my babe had quit me. And I couldn't hardly keep from cryin'.
I went up on the mountain to see what poor Kelly done. He killed his woman and didn't even attempt to run. Up on the mountain just to see what poor Kelly done.
Babe, I'm on my last go round and I hate to say goodbye. Babe, I'm on my last go round but it's time to say goodbye. Since you did what you wanna do, babe, and I guess you satisfied.
It's All Up To You 3:08 Trk 9. (M. Merriweather). Big Maceo. Big Maceo - vocals & piano. w/Tampa Red - guitar, Alfred Elkins - im. bass. Recorded: Friday Dec. 15, 1941.
I Got The Blues 2:49 Trk 8. (M. Merriweather). Big Maceo - vocals & piano. w/Tampa Red - guitar, Alfred Elkins - string bass.. Recorded Tues. Dec 15, 1941.
They picked me up, put me in the county jail. They picked me up, put me in the county jail. They wouldn't let my woman come and post my bail. . Now I'm in prison, I've almost done my time.
Way back tale. In nineteen hundred and ten. The monkey and the baboon. They came walkin' in. . The monkey told the baboon. Let's shoot a game of pool.
Bye Bye Baby 2:55 Trk 10. (M. Merriweather). Big Maceo. Big Maceo - vocals & piano. w/Tampa Red - guitar, Alfred Elkins - im. bass. Recorded: Friday Dec. 15, 1941.
I trusted in you right from the start. You messed around until you broke my heart. Anytime for you and all the time for me. Someday you're gonna be sorry, the way you treated me.
When you gotta good friend. That will stay right by your side. When you gotta good friend. Stay right by your side. Give her all your spare time. Love and treat her right.
Oh, baby, don't you wanna go?. Oh, yeah, baby, don't you wanna go?. Back to land of California now. Sweet home Chicago. . One and one is one, two and two is four.
I got ramblin'. I got ramblin' all on my mind. I got ramblin'. I got ramblin' all on my mind. I hate to leave, my babe. But you treat me so unkind. . I got mean things.
I was up this mornin'. Ah, the blues walkin' like a man. I was up this mornin'. Ah, the blues walkin' like a man. Worried blues. Give me your right hand.
It's the last fair deal gone down. It's the last fair deal gone down. It's the last fair deal gone down, good Lord. On that Gulfport Island Road. . Please, Ida Belle, don't cry.
I got a kindhearted woman. Do anything in this world for me. I got a kindhearted woman. Do anything in this world for me. And these evil-hearted women.
When I go out of town, I drive the whole night long. Well, I woke this morn', I know you know right from wrong. . Yeah, if I had possession over judgment day.
Went to the crossroads. Fell down on my knees. Went down to the crossroads. Fell down on my knees. . I asked the Lord above to have mercy. Have mercy on old B, if you please.