The first time I met the blues
People, you know I was walkin', I was walkin' down through the woods
Yes, the first time, the first time I met you, blues
Blues you know I was walkin', I was walkin' down through the woods
Yes, I've watched my house burnin' blues
Blues, you know you done me, you done me all the harm that you could
The blues got after me
People, you know they ran me from tree to tree
Yes, the blues got after me
Blues, you know you ran me, ran me from tree to tree
Yes, you shoulda heard me beg ya, blues
Ah, blues, don't murder me
Yes, good mornin', blues
Blues, I wonder, I wonder what you're doin' here so soon
Yes, good mornin', good mornin', good mornin', mister blues
Blues, I wonder, I keep wonderin' what you're doin' here so soon
Yes, you know you'll be with me every mornin', blues
Every night and every noon
Oh, yeah
People, you know I was walkin', I was walkin' down through the woods
Yes, the first time, the first time I met you, blues
Blues you know I was walkin', I was walkin' down through the woods
Yes, I've watched my house burnin' blues
Blues, you know you done me, you done me all the harm that you could
The blues got after me
People, you know they ran me from tree to tree
Yes, the blues got after me
Blues, you know you ran me, ran me from tree to tree
Yes, you shoulda heard me beg ya, blues
Ah, blues, don't murder me
Yes, good mornin', blues
Blues, I wonder, I wonder what you're doin' here so soon
Yes, good mornin', good mornin', good mornin', mister blues
Blues, I wonder, I keep wonderin' what you're doin' here so soon
Yes, you know you'll be with me every mornin', blues
Every night and every noon
Oh, yeah
Contributed by Bernart Bartleby - 2017/6/6 - 11:48
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Parole e musica di Eurreal Wilford "Little Brother" Montgomery (1906-1985), afroamericano, cantante e pianista blues, jazz e boogie-woogie.
In molte raccolte, per esempio “Little Brother Montgomery - Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order 1930-1936” pubblicata dalla Document nel 1992
Riproposta dala grande Buddy Guy nel 1965 e poi inclusa nel suo disco del 1970 intitolato “I Was Walking Through The Woods” (da un verso della canzone), con l'amico Little Brother Montgomery al pianoforte.
Testo trovato in “Strange Fruit: An Experience”, una ricerca di Héctor Martínez su musica nera e segregazionismo.
In questa canzone il blues dell'autore afroamericano è una torma di bianchi intenti alla caccia al negro. Il protagonista fugge per i boschi mentre la mob dà fuoco alla sua casa e lo cerca per linciarlo. Il motivo di tanta violenza non è esplicitato, probabilmente non c'è e non è nemmeno importante: le cose stavano semplicemente così. Ed ogni negro sapeva che il blues e la morte lo avrebbero accompagnato per tutta la vita, ogni giorno, ad ogni ora.