Thank you! That was on my short list but I didn't think many women, crooked or otherwise, would fit in a paint can.
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What is Blues then? It's a worried mind. It boils down to worry. Sometimes you worry so, it cause you to jump off the 'Frisco bridge up here, worry you so it cause you to stick a gun in you... that's all, it's worry. Some folks say, 'well, he went out of his head'. Well, if it's worry cause you to go out of your head, that's what it is. But that's the Blues - Reverend Rubin Lacy
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Thank you! That was on my short list but I didn't think many women, crooked or otherwise, would fit in a paint can.
Thank you! That was on my short list but I didn't think many women, crooked or otherwise, would fit in a paint can. Ha! Not too many, no! Blues In G
Mance Lipscomb – Vocals, Guitar November 26-28, 1964 The Cabale, Berkeley, California Standard Tuning G Position INTRO Walked all night long with my, pistol in my hand (Spoken: Made me feel good, ‘cause he gon' do the same thing, look for the woman) Walked all night long with my, pistol in my hand When I find my woman, she’s with some other man Shot that woman, man, I thought she died Shot that woman, man, I thought she died And I hit her ‘cross the head, know, I blacked her eye It’s a low-down, low-down dirty shame It’s a low-down, low-down dirty shame Have a half bad woman, and you scared to call her name My baby done quit me, put all my clothes outdoor My woman done quit me, throwed my clothes outdoor That’s alright, mama, you gonna reap just what you sow Well, last winter, when it was chilly and cold Well, last winter, when it was chilly and cold My woman put me out, didn’t have nowhere to go I didn’t have no money, my shoes had done wore thin I didn’t have no money and my shoes had done wore thin Didn’t have a decent pair of pants, to go to Sunday School in That’s alright, things ‘bout to come my way That’s alright, baby, things ‘bout to come my way Got money in my pocket, change clothes every day SOLO OUTRO Old Man Ned
Hi Blues Vintage,
A couple of things I'm hearing: In the 3rd verse "Have a half bad woman, and you scared to call her name" In the 6th verse "Didn’t have a decent pair of pants, to go to Sunday school in" and the last verse "Got money in my pocket, change of clothes every day" All the Best, Ned I added another video. Hopefully this one works in the U.S. Can't find another one.
The track is from the CD release by Mack McCormick and Chris Strachwitz, "Mance Lipscomb - Texas Songster". Thanks for the suggestions Old Man Ned, I'll listen closely at a later time. I made the changes, Ned. Except for the last line where just sings "change clothes every day" I think.
What is a "half bad woman"? Texas Blues
Basically the same song as "Blues in G". According to my research the video should work in both Europe and the U.S. Mance Lipscomb – Vocals, Guitar November 20, 1969 Berkeley, California Standard Tuning G Position INTRO I was raised in Texas, schooled in Tennessee I was raised in Texas, schooled in Tennessee I’m ‘gon let you women, make a fool out of me Well, last winter, when it was chilly and cold Well, last winter, when it was chilly and cold My woman put me out, didn’t have nowhere to go Didn’t have no money, my shoes have done wore thin Didn’t have no money, my shoes have done wore thin Didn’t have a decent pair of pants, to go to Sunday School in That’s alright, baby, things coming back my way That’s alright, baby, things coming back my way Have money in my pocket, change clothes every day SOLO Take me back, baby, I tell you what I’ll do Take me back, baby, I tell you what I’ll do I’ll steal and beg, baby, bring it home to you She looks at me, she give me one sweetest smile She looks at me, give me one sweetest smile I’ll take it back, for your lowdown dirty lie Oo-wee, I feel alright today Oo-wee, I feel alright today My woman come back, say she’s goin to stay Oh, one of these days, baby, it won’t be long One of these days, baby, I’m afraid it won’t be long You gonna call me, baby, yes, and I’ll be gone SOLO Mama told me, when I was {one of the child} Mama told me, when I was a child {Wine and whiskey and} women gonna kill you after while Goodbye, if I never see you no more Goodbye, baby, if I don’t see you no more ‘Member my footprints, tramping ‘round your door OUTRO SOLO I made the changes, Ned. Except for the last line where just sings "change clothes every day" I think. I'd suggest that's from saying at some point "she's not half bad," kind of a back-handed compliment. ksherlock
Farewell Blues (from Captain, Captain!)
E, tuned up to F Fare ye well, fare ye well, to the whole round world Fare ye well, mama to the whole round world Oh fare ye well, mama to the whole round world And it's farewell, babe, to the whole round world Look down, look down, that lonesome road Look down the road until my eyes got sore Look down the road until my eyes got sore She don't come tomorrow, next day I believe I'll go You done broke the heart of a many poor man Oh now girl, trying to break the heart of mine Oh now, trying to break the heart of mine Go down, trying to break the heart of mine mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm Knowed you when you didn't have a dime Mama, she told me, when I was a child Oh mama told me when I was a child Oh mama told me when I was a child Son the lies your living going to kill you after a while Me and my baby, me and my gal, somehow can't get along Oh me and my baby just can't get along Oh me and that woman just can't get along Everything I do she says I do it wrong mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm I knowed you when you didn't have a dime This may well be your last time Baby your last time This may well be, baby, your last time Well your last time rollin' in a bed of mine Bye bye, bye bye, hate to see you go Goodbye babe I hate to see you go Oh goodbye, sure hate to see you go Well I may not never see you no more mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm Knowed you when you didn't have a dime Look down, look down, that lonesome road Look down that long old lonesome road As I look down that long old lonesome road Wondering which-a-way did my baby go Shake, Shake, Mama
This is one of my favorite pieces from Lipscomb and has some great lyrics. I’m learning the song at the moment and Jas Obrecht is writing an article on Lipscomb’s first recording session for the upcoming issue of Living Blues Magazine so this should be a perfect time to post it. This classic was never really finished here at Weenie Campbell and never entered into Weeniepiedia. Thanks to Lignite, Banjochris and Bent Note for the heavy lifting. Please suggest anything you think I got wrong. Mance Lipscomb – Vocals, Guitar June 30, 1960 Navasota, Texas A Position Dropped D Tuning INTRO SOLO Oh, I ain’t gonna give you, no more cherry ball Oh, ain’t gonna give you no more cherry ball You got drunk and showed your Santa Claus Oh, little bitty woman, hip just like a snake Oh, little bitty woman, hip just like a snake Come little women, baby, really take Oh, late last night my love come falling down (Guitar plays the IV) Me and my baby on our last go round Oh, shake, shake, mama, buy you a diamond ring Oh, shake, shake, mama, I buy you a diamond ring You don’t shake, ain’t gon’ buy you a doggone thing Oh, my clutch starts slipping and my coil won’t even sing Oh, my clutch starts slipping and my coil won’t even sing Losing compression from my piston ring Oh, rider, you ain’t fooling me Look-a-here, rider, you ain’t fooling me You been slipping to your all-time used to be SOLO Oh, I like my babe but I don’t like her teddy bear Oh, I like my woman but I don’t like her teddy bear I’m gonna buy her a box-back nittie to wear Hi Blues Vintage,
I quite agree with you about this track--it's one of my very favorites of Mance's. I only have a couple of puny things I'm hearing differently: In 2.1 and 2.2, I'm hearing "hips" rather than "hip" In the tagline to the last verse I'm hearing: I'm gonna buy her A box-back NITTY to wear Thanks for the suggestions. I'm still hearing "hip". I agree with the tagline and made that change.
I just realized how good the quality is from Chris Strachwitz’s equipment, recorded right there in Mance’s living room. Maybe he had state of the art stuff at the time. Every nuance of the voice and guitar beautifully documented. Mance in some way picked up the first verse from Mississippi Bracey’s “Cherry Ball”. Cherry Ball – cherry wine or brandy; from the use of ball to mean “[a] glass of (Irish) malt whiskey”, the expression was corrupted by Skip James to denote an attractive female (Stephen Calt). In 2.3 I think Mance misspeaks a bit. Perhaps he was planning to sing something like “Come little woman, you got just what it takes”. Verse 5 has some great car symbolism which I like better than any verse from Robert Johnson’s “Terraplane Blues”. I didn’t understand that verse at all until I found the meaning of the different automobile parts. Mack McCormick's liner notes to Lipscomb's Arhoolie LP discusses "one verse lauding the 'box-back nittie' which replaced the 'teddy bear' garment which men found unappealing." So "nittie" could refer to a knitted garment, or to a nightie. Box-back nitties were probably long flannel underwear with a flap in the back. From the biography of Jelly Roll Morton, Jelly's Blues, "Unfortunately, Lila instantly realized that the blade had merely ripped the loose, boxed-back suit Mills was wearing, not the flesh she had intended to rip. 'The coat was split from end to end but the knife didn't cut Billy because of the box back coat,' Morton later explained." Thanks for the refinements, Blues Vintage and for taking it over the finish line. As for car symbolism, in the interest of thread drift, Myrtle Kahea Hilo, "The [Hawaiian] Singing Cab Driver," recorded "Will You Love Me (When My Carburetor is Busted)." It's a fun song and is on YT. With the shift to EVs, I suspect the symbolism will expand somewhat and also present rhyming challenges.
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