Country Blues > Country Blues Lyrics

Buddy Boy Hawkins lyrics

(1/19) > >>

blueshome:
I'm on a Buddy Boy trip at the moment and wondered if anyone had any of his lyrics down (i know you do Prof S!).

As a starter, here's my take on Shaggy Dog Blues recorded in Chicago in 1927. I notice on his later recordings he capoes quite a bit lower and changes his style slightly. His songs are  short by standards of the day, coming in between 2.30 and 2.50 mostly as against the normal 3.00 minutes.


I'm goin up on the mountain, I'm gonna roost just like a hawk
I say, I'm goin up on the mountain, tryin to roost just like a hawk
Because the women round here treat a good man like a dog

Scat verse

Say, I'd rather be shaggy, mama just like a dog
I say, I'd rather be shaggy, mama just like a dog
Than to hear my jet black woman say "Buddy Boy", she don't need me no more

When you see two old jet black women standing up talkin so long
When you see two old  black women standing up talkin so long
Sp: How come I say that!
Bet your life there's something going on wrong

My mama told me, my papa told me too
I say, my mama told me, my daddy told me too
Sp: What she told you now?
These women round here just simply won't do


blueshome:
Snatch it Back Blues was recorded in Chicago in 1927. He manages to make it the full 3 minutes on this occasion. I have the Document cd and some is very unclear both from the accent and the distortion. (Edited with changes from dj & JM.)

Sp:
Listen here people, these are my blues, I brought them all the way from Birmingham.
You know when it feels good to me it's bound to feel good to you
I'm goin to see how'd you like that?

I'm gonna lay my head out on some lonesome railroad track
I say, I'm gonna lay my head, mama, ah out on some railroad track
Well when that train come along, I'm gonna snatch it back

Tell me brownskin mama where did you stay last night?
I said, tell me  mama where did you stay last night?
With your hair all down, your face ain't ever wiped

I say I love you pretty mama, ah'ou'ah don't care what you do
I say I love you pretty , ah'ou'ah don't care what you do
You go to your black man mama, I stick to my gal

I say if you don't need your black woman you gonna have to carry some heavy stall
If you don't want me mama you got to carry some heavy stall
Sp: How come I say that?
Because I can get more jet black women than a freight train can haul

Scat/hummed verse

dj:
I don't have time to listen really closely right now, but here are a few suggestions:

Intro:

You know when it feels good to me IT'S BOUND TO feel good to you

Verse 3:

You go to your black man mama, I'LL STICK to my gal

blueshome:
Thanks dj I've popped them in.

LeftyStrat:

--- Quote from: blueshome on March 19, 2009, 04:19:03 AM ---
With your hair all damp[?], your face ain't ever [....]


--- End quote ---

I Hear:

"With your hair all down, your face ain't never washed"

Sound good?

Lefty

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

Go to full version