Topic: Buddy Moss Lyrics

[Johnm]

Hi all,
I guess I'm out of order, but I've got one from Volume 3.  Buddy Moss recorded "Gravy Server" at a session in New York City on August 21, 1935, backing himself out of A position in standard tuning.  After a brief intro, he opens the song on the IV chord, the only verse he chose to accompany that way.  His second full solo is especially exciting.



INTRO

I've got a woman, she's sweet as she could be
I've got a woman, she's sweet as she can be
She's a long, tall woman, she's all right with me

Lord, I love my woman, she treats me nice and kind
Lord, I love my woman, she treats me nice and kind
Oh, and man, she got somethin' to ease my worried mind

I'm gonna ask my woman, will she be my wife
I'm gonna ask my woman, will she be my wife
I could b'lieve she could boil water, make it suit my appetite

SOLO

Say, the way she fries my steak, peoples, I'm satisfied
Say, the way she fries my steak, peoples, I'm satisfied
And the way she stirs her gravy, man, you'd be surprised

SOLO

Says, she serve me in the mornin', she serve me late at night
Says, she serve me in the mornin', she serve me late at night
Said, and anything she serve me, she serves it to me right

Edited 7/1 to pick up correction from ScottN

All best,
Johnm

[ScottN]

Hi Johnm - given that Buddy wasn't the most orthodox player (or person) I don't think he'd mind mixing it up :-)

[ScottN]

Bye Bye Mama
NYC 1/16/33 (Fred McMullen 2nd guitar, Ruth Willis spoken)



Intro

Says my good gal she quit me, she quit me for somebody(s) else
Said my good gal she quit me, she quit me for somebody(s) else
Said but I don't have to worry, I'm gonna find me another gal somewhere

Says she left me this mornin', she left me standin' in the door
Says she left me this mornin', she left me standin' in the door
She said bye bye daddy, I ain't comin' back no more

I said bye bye mama, you gonna miss me some sweet day
I said bye bye mama, you gonna miss me some sweet day
And you gonna be sorry that you did poor me this a way
Ah sho play that thing boy

Solo (Ruth Willis spoken: Lord, play that thing for Mrs. Willis boy)

Here you come mama, you haven't got a lousy dime
Now here you come mama, you haven't got a lousy dime
I'm gonna take you back baby, baby try you one more time

Now good gal good gal, let me tell you a thing or two
Now good gal good gal, let me tell you a thing or two
Say you got to treat me woman, baby just like I treat you

[ScottN]

Hi Johnm -

in Gravy Server the only difference I hear is:
1.3 RIGHT vs. fight

Thanks,
            Scott

[Gumbo]

Your timing is perfect Gumbo as we're finishing up vol 2 and are just getting ready to do vol 1 - thanks in advance for the help :-)

Excellent news!

Bye Bye Mama sounds spot on to me.

[dj]

For Broke Down Engine No. 2 [take 2] 5.3, could the line be "And I get down in the snake LAY ME SO FLAT FLAT FLAT, step light cross your floor"?

[ScottN]

Thanks DJ, that's way better than what I was hearing.  I don't hear the "so" and when I listen to the same line in Take 1 it sounds like it might be a polysyllabic word "me so [flat-flat]" before the third "flat."

I'm OK with changing to what y'all hear though as I have some hearing loss and I'm listening to MP3 quality on not the best speakers in the world.

Thanks,
           Scott

[Johnm]

Hi Scott,
Thanks for catching my typo in "Gravy Server".  I look forward to hearing the one with Fred McMullen and Ruth Willis when I get down to Seattle.  I will make the fix.
All best,
Johnm

[Gumbo]

Ok I'll dive in with one EDIT from Vol. 1



Daddy Don't Care
New York City, January 16, 1933; Buddy Moss, voc, g for Vocalion

there's a tricky word in each of  2.3, 3.3, and 4.3
2.3 and 3,3 is probably the same word but I still can't make it out.
I think it's in B but not sure of the playing position ( down one step and in C position?)



Now my Baby keeps stayin' out all night long but her daddy really don't care
M'baby keep stayin' out all night long says her daddy really don't care
she goes out lord an' stays all day got another woman to take her place
and m'baby keeps stayin' out all night long but her daddy really don't care
I mean ? Baby daddy really don't care

Now my Baby keeps stayin' out all night long but her daddy really don't care
M'baby keeps stayin' out all night long swears her daddy really don't care
I got a gal says she's long and tall when she keep  a-lovin' says lord lord lord
said my Baby keeps stayin' out all night long but her daddy really don't care
I mean ... Baby daddy really don't care

Now my Baby keeps stayin' out all night long but her daddy really don't care
uh .. ay stayin' out all night long swears her daddy really don't care
I got a gal says she named Sally Right said when she keep a-loving says just too tight
says my baby keeps stayin' out all night long but her daddy really don't care
I mean ? Baby daddy really don't care

Now my Baby keeps stayin' out all night long but her daddy really don't care
Know my baby she's doin' me wrong swears your daddy really don't care
she stays out all night long she gonna come home and find me gone sayin'
My baby keeps stayin' out all night long but her daddy really don't care
I mean ? Baby daddy really don't care

Now my baby keeps stayin' out all night long but your daddy really don't care
I know my babe she's doing me wrong swears her daddy really don't care
she stays out both day and night said I know my babe she ain't treatin' me right
Sayin' my baby keeps stayin' out all night long but her daddy really don't care
I mean ? but your daddy really don't ?.

EDIT to include corrections from ScottN  and JohnM below

[ScottN]

From Vol. 2...having trouble with the recording quality on 2.3 [] could be "happy" or something completely different - any help always appreciated :-)




B&O Blues No. 2

I'm gonna grab me a train, I'm goin' back to Baltimore
I'm gonna grab me a train, I'm goin' back to Baltimore
I'm gonna find my baby, Lord she rode that B&O

I'm gonna act like a rambler, and never stay at home
I'm gonna act like a rambler, and never stay at home
I can't be, uh, good no more, when the woman I love is gone

She said daddy I'm leavin', and I won't be back no more
She said daddy I'm leavin', and I won't be back no more
I never would think, that my baby would treat me so

Says I never would think, that my babe would treat me so
Says I never would think, that my babe would treat me so
And it broke my heart, when she caught that B&O
Ah, play that thing boy

Solo - spoken: How can a man feel bad and his woman is gone

My babe want come home, and I can't use her no more
Now my babe want to come home, and I can't use her no more
I got another gal, and her home's in Baltimore


edited 7/11/12 with help from Johnm

[dj]

in Take 1 it sounds like it might be a polysyllabic word "me so [flat-flat]" before the third "flat."

I think in take 1 Moss sings "And I get down in a snake like it's flat flat flat, step light 'cross your floor".  It sounds like he garbled the words a bit there.

I have some hearing loss...

Don't we all!  Well, all of us old guys.  60 years of farm equipment (in my younger days), power tools, and loud music have done a number on my ears.  If I could live my life again, the one thing I'd do differently would be diligent use of hearing protection.

[ScottN]

Thanks DJ - in Take 1 my ears / brain seem to be implying something like:
"And I get down in the snake like its tappin' flat, step light cross your floor" but I'm probably just having auditory hallucinations at this point...

Re: the ears, I'm pretty impresssed with the stuff you and others have been able to decipher in many of the recordings transcribed here on WC...maybe you and some others were half-bat to start with :-)  Thanks again, Scott.

[Gumbo]

did we have this discussion about tippin light across your floor in the Willie McTell lyric thread?

[ScottN]

Thanks Gumbo - I haven't looked at the McTell thread before but I'll take a look as I'm dying to know what this phrase is.  Thanks for the clue :-)  Scott

[Gumbo]

http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=312.0

Scott - it starts on page one and weaves in and out of the first 6-8 pages! not sure if there was a final consensus but there is comparison to Buddy Moss' versions of Broke Down Engine