I want to let you know that some snakes have been seen in the Roundyard neighborhood. The grass has grown up around the sidewalk and the snakes has been seen, looking for water - Early Wright, obituary to the DJ, WROX Clarksdale
I've spent a lot of time looking, both online and in the home library, over the past few days, and I can't find an answer. I wonder if it's just a name that fit the meter and rhymed with "down".
Sleepy John Estes' Who's Been Telling You Buddy Brown Blues was recorded in 1935. The earliest use of the Buddy Brown verse I can find in a quick search is in Texas Alexander's 98 Degree Blues from 1929. Apparently the verse floated around a bit.
Perhaps just a made up name to fill verses, but could maybe have some reality somewhere in the past. Sounds like the archetype of the guy that avoided work like many musicians were trying to do.
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Charlie is the Father, Son is the Son, Willie is the Holy Ghost
I think musicians just found the idea of eating breakfast and laying back down appealing, Phil, especially after having heard Texas Alexander sing it. He could always sell a lyric, that's for sure. All best, Johnm