Hi all, I first heard Mance Lipscomb's version of "Cocaine Done Killed My Baby" on his Arhoolie album, "Texas Sharecropper And Songster, Volume 2". He played the song out of C position in standard tuning, and it shares it's melody with "Nobody's Dirty Business", as performed by John Hurt. Here is Mance's version from that record:
Cocaine done killed my baby, and don't try to run me crazy Cocaine gonna kill you after a while I'm goin' away to leave you, I know it's going to grieve you Cocaine gonna kill you after a while
Don't say that I didn't love you, I don't think myself above you Cocaine gonna kill you after a while Cocaine done run me crazy, even now, tried to kill my baby Cocaine, kill you after a while Cocaine done rocked me crazy, I b'lieve it's gonna kill my baby Cocaine gonna kill you after a while
I'm goin' away to leave you, it's going to grieve you Cocaine gonna kill you after a while Don't say that I didn't love you, don't think myself above you Cocaine gonna kill you after a while
Hi All, From CD Vol.3 (Captain,Captain) ,so let's try this , missed a line or 2
ANGEL CHILD
Yes I want to see my little Angel,my little angel child I want to see my little angel,my little angel child Love to look in my baby's face people, love to see her smile
Yes she made me a promise, she made it to me one day She made me a promise, she made it to me one day I wonder why my little angel , she would walk away
When you used to be sweet mama, you ain't sweet no more you used to be sweet babe, you ain't sweet no more
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First Guitar solo
All in my dreams, I can hear my doorbell ring All in my dreams ,people, I can hear my doorbell ring When I woke up this morning, couldn't see a dogone thing
If I have someone to love me, halfway treat me right I have someone to love me , halfway treat me right I'd quit running 'round here,staying out late at night
It would be helpful if you could post a link to a YouTube video of the song. There are a bunch of versions up on YouTube but I couldn’t find one that matched the lyrics you show. There is a version by Daddy Stovepipe that is close, but leaves out the third verse - maybe he couldn’t decipher it either.
Yes, I want to see my little angel, my little angel child I want to see my little angel, my little angel child Love to look in my baby’s face, people, love to see her smile
Yes, she made me a promise, she made it to me one day She made me a promise, she made it to me one day Wonder why my little angel, she would walk away
Well, you used to be sweet, mama, you ain't sweet no more You used to be sweet, baby, you ain't sweet no more I drove the nail this mornin’ but you, pullin’ out the wood
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All in my dreams, I can hear my doorbell ring All in my dreams, people, I can hear my doorbell ring When I woke up this mornin’, couldn't see a doggone thing
If I have someone to love me, halfway treat me right I have someone to love me , halfway treat me right I'd quit running 'round here, staying out late at night
SOLO
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I hate to see that evening sun go down Cause my baby, she up and left this town
Feelin' tomorrow like i feel today I'll pack my suitcase and make a getaway
She's a St Louis woman she wears a diamond ring Well she leads her man around by her apron string ... yeah she dooooo
I got the st Louis blues I'm blue as I can be My babe got a heart like a rock cast in that sea Or else she wouldn't go so far from me
If it weren't for the powder and the store bought hair Woman I love, she couldn't go nowhere
Come on out that kitchen, stop your foolin' round Smell your bread a burning, turn your damper down ... yes
Well your bread ain't brown, and your cooking ain't clean Oh your bread ain't brown and your dog gone cooking ain't clean You're the nastiest woman 'most I ever seen
I hate to see that evening sun go down Cause my baby, well she can't be found
I got up this morning and laid by myself Looking for my babe and she had done left ...this town
Baby just don't quit me, try me one more time If you don't quit me try me one more time Tell me just before you wear me off your mind
Feelin' tomorrow like i feel today I'll pack my suitcase and make a getaway
I hate to see the evening sun go down Cause my gal she up and left this town
She's a St Louis woman she wears a diamond ring Well she leads her man around by her apron string ... yeah she dooooo
I got the St Louis blues I'm blue as I can be, dog gone my babe got a heart like a rock cast in that sea or else she wouldn't go so far from me
If it weren't for powder and the store bought hair Girl I got, she couldn't go nowhere
Come on out of that kitchen mama, stop your foolin' round I smell your bread a burning, turn your damper down ... yeah i doooo
Your bread ain't brown and your dog gone cooking ain't clean, dog gone Your bread ain't brown and your dog gone cooking ain't clean You're the nastiest woman I almost ever seen
Got up this morning, I was feeling wrong Reached for my pistol and my barrel had gone
If you don't want me baby, don't run no stall I can get more crooked women than my paint can haul ... yes i can!
My babe done quit me and throwed my clothes out doors My girl done quit me and throwed my clothes out doors that's alright baby, gonna reap just what you sow
Live at the Cabale / Early Days Back Home snippet:
See baby, you fooled around and done You caused me to love you, now your man done come
She's a St Louis woman she wears a diamond ring Well she leads her man around by her apron string ... yeah, she dooooo
I got the St Louis blues I'm blue as I can be Got the St Louis blues I'm blue as I can be My babe done quit me and cross that deep blue sea
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