Blues #1, recorded by Belton Sutherland - 1978
Tired of sleeping, low-down lonesome cell
Tired of sleeping there, low-down lonesome cell
And I wouldn't've been here, hadn't've been for Nell
Kill that old grey mule, burn down the white man's barn
Kill that old grey mule, burn down that white man's barn
I didn't mean no trouble, I didn't mean no harm
I want you to love me or leave me, girl, anything you wanta do
I want you to love me or leave me, anything you wanta do
What a strange thing happenin', someday might a-happen to you
Well you say you gonna leave me, said you're goin' away
Well, you said you're gonna leave me, pretty Maggie, said you was goin' away
I said, luck be the fortune, you'll come back home some day
I said luck beats a fortune, gonna make you come some home someday
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Tired of sleeping, low-down lonesome cell
Tired of sleeping there, low-down lonesome cell
And I wouldn't've been here, hadn't've been for Nell
Kill that old grey mule, burn down the white man's barn
Kill that old grey mule, burn down that white man's barn
I didn't mean no trouble, I didn't mean no harm
I want you to love me or leave me, girl, anything you wanta do
I want you to love me or leave me, anything you wanta do
What a strange thing happenin', someday might a-happen to you
Well you say you gonna leave me, said you're goin' away
Well, you said you're gonna leave me, pretty Maggie, said you was goin' away
I said, luck be the fortune, you'll come back home some day
I said luck beats a fortune, gonna make you come some home someday
Blues Number 1 - Weeniepedia
Weenie Campbell
https://weeniecampbell.com › wiki
inviata da Pluck - 19/2/2025 - 12:28
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Blues #1, recorded by Belton Sutherland :
This is one of the most extraordinary recordings of the blues ever made. Here is a key verse from the song.
“Kill that old grey mule, burn down the white man’s barn (twice) / I didn’t mean no trouble; I didn’t mean no harm”
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