I'm pretty sure it's "by", Harry. There is no hard "t" sound as there would be with "'bout", before "that" in either line. Robert Johnson's vowel sound is a little funny the second time, but I reckon it's "by".
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Beatrice, she got a phonograph, and it won't say a lonesome word Beatrice, she got a phonograph, but it won't say a lonesome word What evil have I done, what evil has the poor girl heard
Beatrice, I love my phonograph, but you have broke my windin’ chain Beatrice, I love my phonograph, hoo, honey, I’ve broke my windin’ chain And you've taken my lovin’, and give it to your other man
Now, we played it on the sofa now, we played it ‘side the wall, my needles have got rusty baby, they will not play at all We played it on the sofa, and we played it 'side the wall But my needles have got rusty, and it will not play at all
Beatrice, I go crazy, baby, I will lose my mind And I go crazy, honey, I will lose my mind Why’n’t ya bring your clothes back home, and try me one more time
She got a phonograph, and it won't say a lonesome word She got a phonograph, hoo, won't say a lonesome word What evil have I done, or what evil have the poor girl heard
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I hear: "I been feelin' 'shamed 'bout my rider"
I think it's important to transcribe it as " feelin' " instead of " feeling " because the truncated version is pronounced more like ' fee-lan ' or ' fee-len ' which I think is the 'an' sound you are hearing. Pronouncing the g changes the pronunciation of the sound to 'ing' with a short 'i' sound. The dropped 'g' is ubiquitous in the blues.
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Thanks Waxwing , yes sure about the dropped g in the word feeling. But you know since English is not my language, of course is not always easy to understand
Anyway the phrase " I m guilty and ashamed bout my rider" is it correct?? It seems correct to me but I m not 100% sure I mean grammatically
I was thinking that Robert did something bad to his gal (maybe he went with another one )and so he was guilty and ashamed of her.
But probably as you said he was singing "I been feelin' ashamed 'bout my rider"
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I send for my baby, and she don’t come I send for my baby, man, and she don’t come All the doctors in Hot Springs, sure can’t help her none
And if she gets unruly, thinks she don’t wan’ do If she gets unruly and thinks she don’t wan’ do Take my 32-20 now and cut her half in two
She got a .38 special but I b’lieve it’s most too light She got a .38 special but I b’lieve it’s most too light I got a 32-20 got to make the camps* alright
I send for my baby, man, and she don’t come I send for my baby, man, and she don’t come All the doctors in Hot Springs, sure can’t help her none
I’m gonna shoot my pistol gonna shoot my Gatling gun I’m gonna shoot my pistol got to shoot my Gatling gun You made me love you, now your man have come
Aah, baby, where you stay last night? Aah, baby, where you stayed last night? You got the hair all tangled and you ain’t talkin’ right
Her .38 special, boys, it do very well Her .38 special, boys, it do very well I got a 32-20 now and it’s a burnin’ #
If I send for my baby, man, and she don’t come I send for my baby, man, and she don’t come All the doctors in Wisconsin sure can’t help her none
Hey hey, baby, where you stay last night? Hey hey, baby, where you stay last night? You didn’t come home until the sun was shinin’ bright
Aah, boys, I just can't take my rest Aah, boys, I just can't take my rest With this 32-20 layin’ up and down my breast
* Possibly "caps" was intended. # “Hell”
Source; Skip James, "22-20 Blues"
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I always heard it as "camps" and I still think it is. Robert changed a few words in his version. I always figured that Robert, being a itinerant musician, carried his 32-20 from town to town (and the Mississippi Delta Levee Camps) for decent protection. Just like Wax said.