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Blues Vintage:
I see the song is up in Weeniepedia. I have made some more changes though. This song keeps haunting me for some reason,


2.3 Well, when it come to another day know the day, Lord the uh, Lula well was gone dry

It could be "Well, we have come to know the day, Lord the uh, Lula well was gone dry"

4.3 The hot weather done come in, parched scorched all the cotton and corn

Johnm:
Hi Harry,
I like the first change on "know the day", and also "scorched" and will make those changes in Weeniepedia.
All best,
John

Blues Vintage:
Stone Pony Blues


Charley Patton – Vocals, Guitar

New York City, New York
January 30, 1934

E Position
Standard Tuning





I got me a stone pony and I, don't ride Shetlands no more
I got me a stone pony, don't ride Shetlands no more
You can find my stone pony, hooked to my rider's door

Vicksburg's my pony, Greenville is my grey mare
Vicksburg's my pony, Greenville, Lord, is my grey mare
You can find my stone pony, down in Lula town somewhere

And I got me a stone pony, don't ride Shetlands no more
Got a lil’ stone pony, don't ride Shetlands no more
And I can't feel welcome, rider, nowhere I go

Vicksburg's on a high hill and, Natchez just below
Vicksburg on a high hill, Natchez just below
And I can't feel welcome, rider, nowhere I go

Well, I didn't come here, steal nobody's brown
Didn't come here, to steal nobody's brown
I just stopped by here, well to, keep you from stealing mine

Hello, Central, ‘t's a matter with your line?
Hello, Central, ‘t's a matter, now, with your line?
Come a storm last night, and, and tore the wire down

Johnm:
Hi Blues Vintage,
That seems really accurate. The only different thing I think I'm hearing is "and" twice consecutively in the tagline to the last verse, separated by a comma. See you what you think.
All best,
Johnm

Blues Vintage:
I thought I heard something after "night" too but couldn't make sense of it. I guessed he just slurred "night" a bit.
But I'll make that change.

I read a interview with Son House once where he said it should be "storm pony" not "stone pony".
Maybe Charley sang "storm" on earlier versions, although unlikely, I do think it is "stone".

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