My Black Gal Blues Lyrics - Singles - Sleepy John Estes

My Black Gal Blues Trk 15 2:53 

Sleepy John Estes 

(John Adam Estes) 

Sleepy John Estes - guitar & vocal 

With: Noah Lewis - harmonica 

Jab Jones - piano & Yank Rachell - mandolin 

Recorded: Memphis May 30st 1930 # 62548-2 

Album: The Legendary 1928-1930 Recordings 

Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers JSPCD3406 

Black gal, she took a knife 

Scared my brown to death 

If I hadn't a-had my pistol 

Think I would-a run, myself 

Hadn't a had my pistol 

'Spect I would-a run, myself 

When you see me comin' 

Heist yo' win-dow high 

When you see me leavin' 

Hang your head an cry 

When you see me leavin' 

Hang your head an cry 

Now if I just had-a listened 

What my ma-ma said 

I would-a been at home, Lord 

In my feather bed 

I would have been at home, Lord 

In my feather bed 

Got a man, a new man 

Kid-man on, yo' kid 

Lord, she done got so boogied' 

Don't try to keep it hid 

She done got so boogied 

Don't try to keep it hid 

Now I got up this mo'nin 

Blues all 'round my bed 

I turned back my 'kiver' 

Blues all in my bed 

Turned back my 'kiver' 

Blues all in my bed. 

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