Definitely "tall" "wide" and "medium size"
also, I think it's "Runs the neatest shop..." and "Soon as the folks had come in town"
Chris
also, I think it's "Runs the neatest shop..." and "Soon as the folks had come in town"
Chris
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I never saw him drunk, just feelin' good all the time, the better he felt the better he played - Bill Williams on Blind Arthur Blake
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. Definitely "tall" "wide" and "medium size"
also, I think it's "Runs the neatest shop..." and "Soon as the folks had come in town" Chris anyone got the exact lyrics for these. there basically the same song. I can't find them anywhere on the net.
here's a clip; It's a pretty good quality recording you ought to write them down, it'll only take a few minutes
Mr. Conductor Man
Big Bill Broonzy I woke up this mornin? Hear-d *that train whistle blow I got up this mornin? Hear-d that train whistle blow Lord I thought about my baby, I sure did want to go Lord I grabbed up my suitcase I run to the ol? depot Babe I grabbed up my suitcase I run to the ol? depot I could see the conductor he wavin? his hand to go I said Mr.Conductor Man I want to talk to you I wanna ride your train from here to Bougealoo I?m leavin? this mornin? man I ain?t got my fare, but I will shovel coal in your engine Till your train gets me there Cryin?, please Mr. Conductor Man, please take my last thin dime, 2X I got a woman in Bougealoo waitin? Man I can?t lose no time Then the bell started ringin? conductor hollered all aboard When the bell started ringin?, conductor hollered all aboard Lord I picked up my suitcase, start walkin? down the road I?m leavin? this mornin? I sure don?t want to go 2X Lord and the woman I?ve been lovin? She don?t want me no more * sounds like here-d Hi all,
Bill Broonzy seemed like another good candidate for a merged lyric thread. There are a lot of songs discussed here, and all of the post titles have been left as they were originally (except for the post starting the thread) to make for ease in following the lyric discussions. All best, Johnm Hey Gang,
I was in here the other day, looking for lyrics to Big Bill Broonzy's Willie Mae, but I couldn't find any. So, I did it the hard way, and wrote them down from the track. As I have benefitted from finding lyrics posted here before, here's my payback: I got a gal named Willie Mae, and she lives in the low, low, land. I got a gal named Willie Mae, Lord, and she lives in the low, low, land. Lord, the way I got that woman, I declare I stole her from another man. All my life, baby, you know I?ve had to roam. All my life, baby, you know I?ve had to roam. Just on account o?me breaking that poor man?s home. Willie Mae, Willlie Mae Willie Mae, don?t you hear me calling you? Lord if I don?t get my Willie Mae, I declare no other woman will do. When I get to thinkin? ?bout Willie Mae, cold chill run up and down my spine. When I get to thinkin? ?bout Willie Mae, cold chill run up and down my spine. Lord, sometimes I wished I was dead, ?cause Willie Mae you know I?m afraid of dyin?. I?m gonna leave here, I?m goin? on down the line. I?m gonna leave here, baby n? I?m goin? on down the line. Willie Mae you know I don?t do nothin? here, Lord knows, but grieve and cry. Lord knows, but I grieve and cry. I was in here the other day, looking for lyrics to Big Bill Broonzy's Willie Mae, but I couldn't find any. http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW03817.pdf cf. p.7 I was in here the other day, looking for lyrics to Big Bill Broonzy's Willie Mae, but I couldn't find any. Is that an official album, I have it as a bootleg Hi Harry:
It was released by Folkways as an LP, which I have. http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=595 What I have to contribute to this discussion is totally irrelevant but between 1951 and 1957 BBB recorded this particular song on nine different occasions, two of which were for Folkways 14 Nov 1956 (FG 3586) & 7 May 1957 (FS 3817). To complicate matters in 1956 he recorded it for Verve which was subsequently reissued on Folkways (FA 2328)....are you still with me?
lindy
Still with you, Bunker Hill, love the depth of your knowledge about this stuff! Also on a semi-related note, Willie Mae was one of the first songs I ever learned, and because of it I was able to quickly learn a half-dozen other BBB tunes. For anyone on Weenie who is a beginning guitar player, it's a great selection, and will hook you for life. L I bought it, along with the rest of the seventeen tracks on the album called, One Beer, one Blues for $6.99, from iTunes Store. I have no idea as to when, where, or for whom it was originally recorded.
iTunes Store has this album mislabelled, by the way. I thought I was buying the track as part of a Studs Terkel radio show with BBB and Brownie McGhee. But, no radio show, and no Brownie. It's just Big Bill and in fine form. I ain't saying nothing to iTunes, neither, 'cause seventeen tracks for $6.99 seems like a hell of a deal... I thought I was buying the track as part of a Studs Terkel radio show with BBB and Brownie McGhee. But, no radio show, and no Brownie.It was the 7 May 1957 session on LP3817 (Blues With BB, ST & BMcG). The booklet notes in part state: Studs Terkel, folk and jazz authority, whose weekly "Almanac" programme was a steady feature of Chicago's fine art F. M. Station WFMT, fixed for Big Bill to have Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry along to the studio, while they were in Chicago. An early morning session was recorded, and the full one-and-a-half hours went out the following evening. The songs are: Side One Keys To The Highway Brownie's Blues Crow Jane Willy May Daisie Louise Guitar Shuffle Feeling It Side Two Fox Chase Beautiful City I'm Goin' To Tell God It Sounds Like The Voice of The Lord (Blues) Improvisation So maybe hunt around for a CD/Download/whatever containing the above tracks. Good luck. The Smithsonian-Folkways site is probably the best source for the download. As you can see, only a "Custom CD" is available, which means that the album was never commercially released as a CD, but is available as an on-demand CD-R. Years ago I called S-F and spoke to them about this regarding the sound quality. They told me that the master tapes had been digitized and the custom CDs were just like the S-F CDs that had been released commercially in terms of sound quality. Whether this is still the case, I don't know. Here's the link again:
http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=595 Another good one is: http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=3211 There's overlap with "The Bill Broonzy Story" on Verve, which is also essential for Big Bill fans. http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Broonzy-Story-Big/dp/B00000JWNM |