Black Mattie Blues Lyrics - Singles - Sleepy John Estes

Black Mattie Blues Trk 5 Dsc 1 3:27 

Sleepy John Estes 

(John Adams Estes) 

Sleepy John Estes - vocal & guitar, Jab Jones - piano 

'Tee' - harmonica, James 'Yank' Rachell - mandolin 

Recorded October 2, 1929 Victor # 56335-1 

Album: Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers - 2 CD set 

'Legendenary 1928 - 1930 Recordings' 

JSP Records CD3406 

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Ooh, black Mattie 

Where did you sleep last night? 

Wit'ch yo hair all tangled 

Clothes ain't fittin' you right 

Wit'ch yo hair all tangled 

Clothes ain't fittin' you right 

Now, when I had money 

'Hello, sugar pie' 

Now done spent all my money 

'Goodbye country girl' 

Now done spent all my money 

'Goodbye country girl' 

Lord, my heart drips sorrow 

Tears come a-rollin' down 

Now you know by that, baby 

Baby, to leave yo' town 

Now, you know by that, baby 

Think now leave yo' town 

Now, life ain't worth livin' 

If you ain't wit' the one you love 

Lord, ain't worth livin' 

If you ain't wit' the one you love 

Now, life ain't worth livin' 

If you ain't wit' the one you love 

Now, you three times seven 

You know what you wanna do 

Now, the day that you quit me 

I won't be mad with you 

Now, the day that you quit me 

I won't be mad with you. 

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