I done had my fun If I don't get well no more I done had my fun If I don't get well no more Yes my health is failin me And I am going down slow
Please write and tell my mother Tell mother what a shape I'm in Please write and tell my mother Tell mother what a shape I'm in Mother please pray for me And forgive me for all my sins
Mother please don't send no doctor 'Cause the doctor can't do me no good Mother please don't send no doctor I declare the doctor can't do me no good Well it's all my fault Mother I didn't do the things I should
On the next train south Mother look for my clothes home, I ain't got none On the next train south Mother please look for my clothes home And if you don't see my old body All you can do is moan
Solo
Mother please don't worry This is all in my prayer Mother please don't worry This is all in my prayer [Hon'] you poor son's gone He's out in this world somewhere
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Yes I'm goin, Babe I'm going And your crying ain't gon make me stay The more you cry now pretty baby The further you drive me away Sure 'nough drive me 'way Baby drive me 'way Drive the poor boy away Ah (guitar)
Lord I went, went to my baby's house And I sit down on the stair Walked right and sit right down here Mister Pink my husband just now left He sure 'nough just now left I mean he just now left That old fool just now left That he gone just now left Ah (guitar)
Oh woman it ain't none a my business Hon' but you know you know it sure ain't right Lay 'round with your kid man all day pretty baby and play sick on your husband at night I mean your husband at night Sure love your man at night [Xxx] poor fool He been workin (guitar) He love you too (guitar)
Solo
Won't you listen, listen Hon' Won't you hear my lonesome blue I ain't got no bottom now pretty baby in my last pair shoes In my last pair In my last pair shoes In my last pair shoes
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« Last Edit: July 11, 2020, 01:56:47 PM by Johnm »
Baby where there ain't no lovin Babe there ain't no gettin along, no sir Where there ain't no lovin Babe there ain't no gettin along I been mistreated so much I don't know right from wrong
Well that weepin willow That lonesome turtle dove mmm hmm That weepin willow That lonesome turtle dove You know life ain't worth livin If you ain't with the one you love
Now last night I lied down And I try to take my rest Last night I lied down And I try to take my rest mmm hm And my mind start to wanderin Like a wild geese in the West, play for me then
Solo
I said Baby you gon need You gon need my help someday Baby you gon need You gon need my help someday mmm hmm It may not be here Baby it may be miles away
Solo - Mmm hmm I hear ya
Ah before I stay here Baby And be outdone before I stay here In your town and be outdone Lord I ride every freight train That the Southern ever run
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« Last Edit: July 11, 2020, 01:58:12 PM by Johnm »
You're going berserk, Scott, well done! It's worth mentioning that "Baby I'm Going Away" is Pink's version of "Catfish"; a similar version was done by Baby Tate, and they both sound like they came from Tommy McClennan's "Deep Blue Sea Blues". They all have in common no mention of catfish. And "I Had My Fun" is "Going Down Slow". All best, Johnm
« Last Edit: April 01, 2014, 12:25:52 PM by Johnm »
Hi John, thanks...although the word berserk might better be used in comparing Bo Weevil Jackson's Devil and My Brown to Pink's Boweevil...sometimes I prefer Anderson's decaffeinated version :-)
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Meet me in the bottom Bring my boots and shoes A Lordy mama great God almighty Meet me in the bottom bring my boots and shoes Gal I've got to leave here and I ain't got no time to lose
I've got to go now can't come back no more A Lordy mama great God almighty Gotta go now can't come back no more Honey I wouldn't mind leavin but I got so far to go
The woman I love right down on the ground A Lordy mama great God almighty Woman I love she's right down on the ground And every time she kiss me makes my love come down
Solo
She wears number four shoes and twenty-five in the waist A Lordy mama great God almighty Number four shoes twenty-five in the waist I can't find nobody take that woman's place
Solo
The woman I love her name is Lilly May Good Lordy mama great God almighty Woman I love her name is Lilly May Well the wan I hate I see her everyday
Solo / outro
There is an extra verse in the version from Pink Anderson Carolina Medicine Show Hokum And Blues With Baby Tate
The woman I love woman I crave to see Good Lordy mama great God almighty Woman I love woman I crave to see Boy she live in California she won't write to me
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« Last Edit: July 11, 2020, 01:58:59 PM by Johnm »
Intro Yes my baby left me this morning That woman caught the Southern train Lord my woman left me this mornin And she caught that Southern train When she got on board Boys it almost [attled] my brain
Mmm I could hear the whistle blow Mmm mama I could hear the whistle blow Well she blowed just like She ain't gonna blow no more
Lord I believe I'll call up China I want to see my little gal there Boys I believe I'll call up China I wanna see my little gal there And if she's not in China Whoo boy she must be in East Saint Louis somewhere
Hon I'm comin in your backyard I'm comin one more time tonight Lord I'm comin in your backyard I'm comin one more time tonight Honey don't sic your puppies on me Please don't let your bulldog bite
Solo / outro
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« Last Edit: July 11, 2020, 01:59:41 PM by Johnm »
Tell me pretty baby Where in the world did you stay last night Why your dress all wrinkled and your shoes wasn't tied up right
Woman I feel like snappin My pistol in your face Let the coal line graveyard be your restin place
Cryin I sure ain't got no lovin baby now I sure I ain't got no no lovin baby now She told me late last night you don't need no gal no how
I went and laid laid my head On the lonesome railroad track I got ta thinkin about my baby you oughtta seen me jerk it back
Cryin I sure ain't got no lovin baby now I sure I ain't got me no lovin woman now Told me late last night Pink you don't need no gal no how I reckon I don't I ain't got one anyhow
Solo
Mmm hmm hey mama You know that ain't no way to do You got a man in jail and a kid in the avenue
Lord I sure ain't got no lovin baby now I know I ain't got me no lovin woman now She told me late last night you don't need no gal no how
If your best gal ever quit you When you ain't done nothing wrong Why your heart 'ould be in sorrow and your life won't last too long
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« Last Edit: July 11, 2020, 02:00:26 PM by Johnm »
Lord I'm on my way to the big house And I don't even care I'm on my way to the big house Gal and I don't even care I may get lifetime And I may get the 'lectric chair
I wouldn't mind going to the big house But I've got to stay there so long I wouldn't mind going to the big house Gal but I've got to stay there so long They got me 'scuse of murder When I ain't done nothing wrong
Lord I ain't got no money And a job is hard to find I ain't got me no money And a job is hard to find I been outta luck so long I ain't got one lousy dime
Lord I once had a woman And she did not mean me no good Lord I once had a woman That woman did not mean me no good And she gave me so much trouble I had to move from my neighborhood
Solo
Now here's all I've got to say In the big house I soon will be Here's all I've got to say In the big house I soon will be After these hard times over Somebody please come and get poor me
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« Last Edit: July 11, 2020, 02:01:09 PM by Johnm »
Why don't you bring it on down to my house honey Ain't nobody home but me I been lookin at you all day long Looks good to me Now your papa gonna buy a Coca-cola Play a piece on your [grama gramanola] Why don't ya come on down come on here Ain't nobody home but me do you hear me Ain't nobody home but me
Why don't ya come on bring it on here Ain't nobody home but me I been lookin at you all day long Looks good to me I got a handful of nickels and a pocketful of dimes A houseful of children ain't nay a one mine So come on honey bring it on here Ain't nobody home but me do you hear Ain't nobody home but me
Solo
Why don't you walk talk squak mama Ain't nobody home but me I been lookin at you all day long Ya looks good to me Well the frog told the elephant says you needn't grunt You just mad because you tail in the front Come on down to my house honey Ain't nobody home but me do you hear me Ain't nobody home but me
Why don't you beat it up mess it up 'n' bring it on here Ain't nobody home but me I been lookin at you all day long You looks good to me When God made a woman yes He made em mighty funny Made lips on her mouth just as sweet as any honey Why don't you come on come on honey Ain't nobody home but me do you hear me Ain't nobody home but me
Solo
Why don't you come on come on here Ain't nobody home but me I been lookin at you all day long You looks good to me Well the monkey told the elephant I'll bet you a dime You can't twist your tail like I twist mine Come on down to my house baby Ain't nobody home but me do you hear me Ain't nobody home but me
Now you bring it on down to 250 South Forest's where I live Ain't nobody here but me I been lookin at you all day long She looks good to me Up here she's little down here small Little bit further well whoo God dog Come on down to my house honey Ain't nobody home but me do you hear me Ain't nobody home but me
Walk talk squak huh Ain't nobody home but me I been lookin 't you all day long You looks good to me I used to dance with the woman that they call [Shay] Red When I got through boogie'n that fool fell dead Come on down to my house babe Ain't nobody home but me do you hear me Ain't nobody home but me
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« Last Edit: July 11, 2020, 02:01:52 PM by Johnm »
Lord I walked down Nasty Branch And my feet get really got wringin' wet The gal I was looking for I ain't found her yet But the South Forest Boogie I got the South Forest Boogie Babe 'm bout to lose my mind
Well you walk down West Henry So many cars you're liable to get killed You walk down South Forest [? ? ?] With the South Forest Boogie With the South Forest Boogie With the South Forest Boogie Babe I'm bout to lose my mind
Solo
Now if your best gal quit you Go on out of town Go to the river and get you a chair an' sit down If she don't come back to you I tell you what to do Jump in Nasty Branch because she ain't no more to you With the South Forest Boogie With the South Forest Boogie I got the South Forest Boogie Baby 'm bout to lose my mind
Cryin I Ain't got nobody now But I got the South Forest Boogie I got the South Forest Boogie I got the South Forest Boogie Baby I'm bout to lose my mind
Solo
Well now if anybody happen to ask you Who can pull the [sun / saw] Tell 'em big hat Pink Anderson done been here and gone With the South Forest Boogie He had the South Forest Boogie boy I got the South Forest Boogie Babe I'm bout to lose my mind
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« Last Edit: July 11, 2020, 02:02:40 PM by Johnm »
I got a woman way cross town She's good to be ho yeah I got a woman way cross town She's good to me ho yeah She give me money when I'm in need She's a friend friend indeed I got a woman way cross town She's good to me ho yeah
She saves her lovin early in the morn Just for me ho yeah Saves her lovin early in the morn Just for me ho yeah Saves her lovin just for me She my ba(by) can't you see I got a woman way cross town She's good to me ho yeah
She saves her lovin early in the morn Just for me ho yeah She saves her lovin early in the morn Just for me ho yeah Saves her lovin just for me She's my ba(by) can't you see I got a woman way cross town She's good to me ho yeah
The version on Medicine Show Hokum And Blues With Baby Tate is essentially the same although he only sings verse 1 and 2 and doesn't repeat verse 2 as verse 3. Also, in verse 2 he enunciates the full "baby" instead of "ba"(by) from the version on Medicine Show Man
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« Last Edit: July 11, 2020, 02:04:05 PM by Johnm »
I try something here the other night I'm sure gonna try some more I'm gonna try the same thing here in this town And I know I'll be a winner sho I put my sack right on my back Walked out late one night I fill't that sack full of fow-l And I did not have to fight
They was chicken chicken He can go up in the balloon Chicken chicken Chicken he can hide behind the moon Chicken chicken I ain't gon let you be I got a forty dollar warrant for the chicken tonight He can't roost to high for me
I had no use for a chicken Since one night late last Spring A settin' hen bit my partner Cause he stepped on her wing The police come to see us 'bout it And they slapped us all around I never 'spect to rest contented now 'Til I eat every chicken in town
Yes chicken I love em too chicken He can go up in the balloon Chicken chicken He can hide behind the moon Chicken shop I ain't gonna let you be I got a forty dollar warrant for the chicken tonight He can't roost too high for me
I love my chicken indeed I do To your hen roost I will go If you got any fat put it settin' up high It'll soon be mine you know The Chief Police and the big bulldog We're sleepin side by side I grabbed me a chicken by the wing And through the crack I cry
I don't care if you don't never wake up This fowl was in my hand You don't stand no [sure will catch a] This respec'able roguish man I'm not scared of your knives and gun Much less that lazy pup You can keep on sleepin while the rogue is creepin We don't care if you don't ever wake up
Yes it's chicken chicken He can go up in the balloon Chicken chicken He can hide behind the moon but I'll find him Chicken shop I ain't gonna let you be I got a forty dollar warrant for the chicken tonight He can't roost too high for me
Well there's so much trouble in this land I don't know how'r I feel Look like all a my friends around me Have learnt how to steal When they steal a chicken The chicken he'll holler just like a goat When that chicken holler he'll twist his neck And then shove him up under his coat
Then it's chicken chicken He can go up in the balloon Chicken chicken He can hide behind the moon Chicken shoo I ain't gon' let you be I got a forty dollar warrant for the chicken tonight He can't roost too high for me
Thanks, Scott
« Last Edit: July 11, 2020, 02:04:43 PM by Johnm »