Great work, chaps. Great tune.
Now I'll get cracking on this one too.
New repertoire items seem to be cropping up almost daily of late.
Now I'll get cracking on this one too.
New repertoire items seem to be cropping up almost daily of late.
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Now I am going to make a statement here. I don't know whether it fits into the category of other people's statements or not. But whether it fits into their category or whether it doesn't, it obviously fits into some category. So in that respect, it is no different from their statements. However, let me try making my statement... - Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings, Translated by Burton Watson (New York: Columbia University Press, 1964)
0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic. Great work, chaps. Great tune.
Now I'll get cracking on this one too. New repertoire items seem to be cropping up almost daily of late. THREE BALL BLUES - BLIND BOY FULLER
I been walkin? down the street, Yeah somebody call me and I couldn?t Stop Yeah somebody call me and I couldn?t Stop Yeah I was broke an? I was hungry on my way to the Pawnshop Sez I went to the Pawnshop, great God with my shoes in my hand Sez I went to the Pawnshop, great God shoes in my hand said give me a loan Mr. Pawnshop man And Help me if you can [/size] [/size]Sez I called up in Burlington ask my boss man to help me if he please Sez I called up in Burlington want my boss man to help me if he please Say please hurry up and do something great God I?m ?bout to Freeze [/size] [/size]He wrote me and told me that as sure as one and two is three Hey He wrote me and told me that as sure as one and two is three Yeah that Pawnshop?s someday great God gonna come bindin? down on poor me [/size]Sez I'm about to lose my home : I've done and lost my Car [/size]Yeah I'm about to lose my home : I've done and lost my car [/size]Yeah I'm going down to the pawnshop : see can I pawn my guitar[/font] [/color][/size] [/font] [/color][/size]Sez I asked that pawnshop man : what the three balls [/font] [/color][/size]doing hanging on that wall Sez I asked that pawnshop man : what the three balls [/font] [/color][/size]doing hanging on that wall Sez it's two to one buddy : you don't get your things [/font] [/color][/size]back out of here at all[/font] [/size][[Category:Lyrics]]I've done typography everywhere in most programs and I've NEVER seen formatting problems like this before...why God, Why? you're just lucky, I guess... here it is with the weird markup removed, spelling sorta standardized and weird transient capitalization purged. Marvelous blues in A, btw:
Three Ball Blues - Blind Boy Fuller I been walkin? down the street, yeah somebody called me and I couldn?t Stop Yeah somebody called me and I couldn?t stop Yeah I was broke an? I was hungry on my way to the pawnshop Says I went to the Pawnshop, great God with my shoes in my hand Says I went to the Pawnshop, great God, shoes in my hand said give me a loan Mr. Pawnshop man, and Help me if you can Says I called up in Burlington, ask my boss man to help me if he please Says I called up in Burlington, want my boss man to help me if he please Say please hurry up and do something, great God I?m ?bout to freeze He wrote me and told me that as sure as one and two is three Hey, he wrote me and told me that as sure as one and two is three Yeah that pawnshop?s someday, great God, gonna come bindin? down on poor me Says I'm about to lose my home, I've done and lost my car Yeah I'm about to lose my home, I've done and lost my car Yeah I'm going down to the pawnshop, see can I pawn my guitar Says I asked that pawnshop man what the three balls doing hanging on that wall Says I asked that pawnshop man what the three balls doing hanging on that wall Says it's two to one buddy, you don't get your things back out of here at all Someone will have to let me know why a simple cut and paste became....FRANKENLYRIC! It's because the formatting info is embedded in what appears to be plain text. Running it through an intermediate step--copying it to another word processor, selecting/highlighting all the text and converting it to single font, size, and style and then saving it as a plain text file before re-copying it and pasting it into the Weenie message box should do the trick. Edited to add: I'm using a PC running XP and I just ran it through WordPad, which is a relatively simple text processor. Other than retaining the formatting data ([/color][/size] [/font]), it solved the size problems. Let us know what you are running and the source of the text that caused the problems and maybe we can come up with a solution. Here's a cleaned up version of the text that I presume is embedded in the security strip in the special 99% O'Muck $47 bill: I've done typography everywhere in most programs and I've NEVER seen formatting problems like this before...why God, Why? I think it's:
For my dinner, I want to feel your legs. PS. I'm basing this both on what I hear and the fact that the same lyric occurs in Meat Shakin' Woman, dj
Right you are, Stumblin. Thanks. I should have thought of Meat Shakin' Woman when I was having trouble hearing the line.
This and Meat Shakin' Woman are both great songs, Blind Boy Fuller is my hero!
Funny how whenever I'm called upon to discuss my musical idols and put Mr. Allen at the top of my list, people seem to react as though I'm talking about some obscure, unknown, unsuccessful nobody from a distant and irrelevant past. But that's another topic... PS. What I meant to say is that it might be about time for someone to edit all the amendments together and repost the updated lyrics. If nothing else, it will prevent me from having to keep scrolling up & down the thread as I try to sew guitar & words together. Has anyone else noticed how difficult it is to type when you're leaning over with a guitar in your lap? dj
Quote PS. What I meant to say is that it might be about time for someone to edit all the amendments together and repost the updated lyrics. Hey, Stumblin, the version posted has all the corrections that have been suggested. I stand corrected.
In my defence, I'm using a tiny netbook computer with a small screen; I sometimes miss stuff whilst scrolling up & down. I trust there would be no problem with me copying & pasting the lyrics into a word processor document for educational purposes (so I can learn the words)? Good, because I'm doing it anyway. I'm going to bruise my ribs with this typing over the guitar posture. Hi all,
I merged the two recent threads on "Three Balls Blues" and "I Got A Woman Crazy For Me" into the Blind Boy Fuller Lyrics thread, but left the post titles as they were in the original threads for ease of following the process. All best, Johnm Just a couple of late amendments, apologies in advance if I've missed any further updates.
I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy I rattle every mornin', late at night Meanwhile my rattlesnake mama don't 'low me out of her sight Refrain... I hear: Reason (the "s" is almost silent, the two syllables are almost completely elided together, giving something like "Rea'n why") why my rattlesnake mama don't 'low me out of her sight Meat Shaking Woman Says I asked my woman, give me her smallest change I said hey hey, give me her smallest change And the dollars come shivin' down, baby just like drops of rain I hear "And the dollars come showerin' down, baby just like drops of rain" "Showerin'" seems to make more sense, if the dollars are to bear any resemblance to drops of rain. cru423
Blacksnakin' Jiver
I woke up this early morning mama Someone was jiving me And if you don?t want me mama Drop that jivin? and let me be I?m gonna to wake up some of these mornings And going to be sore I?ve got to kill you mama cause I?m a bad Mother-fuyer don?t you know I?d rather be bit by a rattlesnake baby then To let you jive poor me Says my baby went away and left me I didn?t want her to go She had the nerve to tell me that, ?I don?t want you no more? But that?s all right now mama, I said, That?s all right for you I did everything in the world I could trying To get along with you I?d rather be bit by a rattlesnake, mama, Then to let you jive me Said I bought you all last summer I bought you plenty of clothes And when winter done come you put me out in the cold But you know now mama, I said, ?That ain?t no way to do, As sure as you jivin? me someone gonna jive you too? I?d rather be bit by a rattlesnake baby Then to let you jive poor me Said I dumped sugar all the summer And loaded coal all the fall And had to go out on Sunday, mama, in my overalls You know now mama that ain?t no way to do There?s a hearse and undertaker waitin? right there for you I?d rather be bit by a rattlesnake, baby, Then to let you jive poor me Further listening to I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy makes me think the refrain ends with "all the time," rather than "all night long," as given earlier in this thread.
So, this gives us: I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy I woke up this mornin' 'bout half past four Somebody knockin' on my back door, sayin' "That's my rattlesnakin' daddy, that's my rattlesnakin' daddy That's my rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time" Yes, he rattled this mornin', 'bout half past three Half past four he wanted to rattle some more, 'cause ?That's my rattlesnakin' daddy, that's my rattlesnakin' daddy That's my rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time.? I got a range in my kitchen, bake bread nice and brown Get my rattlesnake daddy turn my damper upside down." ?Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, 'cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time (Spoken: Rattle now, boy) Guitar solo I can rattle to the left, rattle to the right My woman said, "I b'lieve my rattlesnake daddy can rattle all night." ?Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, 'cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time I rattle every mornin', late at night Rea?n why my rattlesnake mama don't 'low me out of her sight 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, 'cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy I'm a rattesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time Now, the old folks rattlin', the young one, too Ain't nobody rattles just like, way I do 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, 'cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time Guitar solo Yes, I rattled this mornin' 'bout half past ten Half past nine I wanted to rattle again 'Cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, 'cause I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy I'm a rattlesnakin' daddy, wants to rattle all the time I hope this is useful to someone other than just me. Hi gang, I tidied up some lyrics for Jivin' Woman Blues, the bulk of which I got here.
Got a gal called Betty May, She goes out and truck all day She ain't crazy, but, she just jivin? that way Oh, bap'm bappy, ohh, za zee Oh be'bm'bop bap bap bow bop'm'be'bum bop, zee za zerr Have my dinner ready, Don't let my coffee get cold Don't forget to save My sweet jelly roll You?re not crazy, but, you just jivin' that way No vocal over chorus She go to bed early at night, speak about loviin' she want to fuss and fight She's not crazy, but, she just jivin' that way Ohh, yeah pretty, ohh, zee zee Oh beeby beep a bop bop'm bow (pregnant silence) ...Yeaah..! She go to bed, rag tied round her head, Speak about love she swear she almost dead She's not crazy, but, she just jivin' that way No vocal over chorus Drunk on whiskey, it ran right to your head, Had to take a bath before you went to bed You?re not crazy, but, you just jivin' that way
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