I woke up this morning, rainwater in my bed
I woke up this morning, rainwater in my bed
You know, my roof was leaking, Lord, leaking on my head
Now there ain't no reason I should live this way
Now there ain't no reason I should live this way
I done lost my job, can't even get on the WPA (1)
Lord, I wonder when I'll hear good news
Lord, I wonder when I'll hear good news
Right now I'm gonna tell you how I got them bad housing blues
I'm goin' to the Capitol, goin' to the White House lawn
Well, I'm goin' to the Capitol, goin' to the White House lawn
Better wipe out these slums, been this way since I was born
I woke up this morning, rainwater in my bed
You know, my roof was leaking, Lord, leaking on my head
Now there ain't no reason I should live this way
Now there ain't no reason I should live this way
I done lost my job, can't even get on the WPA (1)
Lord, I wonder when I'll hear good news
Lord, I wonder when I'll hear good news
Right now I'm gonna tell you how I got them bad housing blues
I'm goin' to the Capitol, goin' to the White House lawn
Well, I'm goin' to the Capitol, goin' to the White House lawn
Better wipe out these slums, been this way since I was born
(1) WPA: Works Project Administration, un'agenzia del New Deal di Roosevelt, istituita il 6 maggio 1935 per ordine presidenziale e attiva fino al 1943, che impiegò milioni di disoccupati, per lo più uomini senza istruzione formale, per realizzare progetti di lavori pubblici (costruzione di edifici pubblici, strade ecc.).
Contributed by Marcello Tagliabue - 2025/11/6 - 09:36
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Negli anni Quaranta Josh White registrò una serie di canzoni di protesta razziale con temi legati ai diritti civili (tra cui, per esempio, "Free and Equal Blues", "Jim Crow Train" ecc). "Bad Housing Blues" è una canzone che protesta contro gli alloggi scadenti in cui gli afroamericani erano spesso costretti a vivere.