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Blind Lemon Jefferson lyrics
banjochris:
Excellent!
poolshark:
I hear for DB Blues...
That's Lemon and his DB, people think he's got his good luck on.
Johnm:
Hi all,
I've been listening a lot to a bunch of the CDs that accompany the Tefteller calendars, and there is a very clean version of "Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues" on one of them. The Weeniepedia transcription has the last line of the fifth verse as:
Lemon won't kill you no quicker, if you bother with my jellyroll
It sounds to me like Lemon sang:
Lemon won't kill you no quicker, 'CAUSE you BOTHERED with my jellyroll
I go back and forth in hearing the first half of the line as it has been transcribed, or
Lemon won't GIVE you no QUIBBLES,
but I think it is correct as transcribed.
All best,
Johnm
uncle bud:
I think you're right about the end of the line, John. I think the front is still "kill you no quicker".
Chezztone:
Hmm, I can't take credit for this hearin' but I like it: a friend says verse 8 in "Dry Southern Blues" is not anything about "commentatin," but actually she "caught me countin' my change"! That makes much more sense as to why she would have a sudden change of heart about the man. Give it a listen and see what you think.
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