Hard Time Blues Bessie Smith

My man said he didn't want me I'm getting tired of his dirty ways I'm going to see another brown I'm packin' my clothes I'm leavin' town, getting outdoors Lettin' him know and he'll see a hard

Downhearted Blues Bessie Smith

Gee, but it's hard to love someone when that someone don't love you!

Poor Man's Blues Bessie Smith

Mister rich-man, rich-man, open up your heart and mind Mister rich-man, rich-man, open up your heart and mind Give the poor man a chance, help stop these hard, hard times While you're livin' in

Down Hearted Blues Bessie Smith

Gee, but it's hard to love someone when that someone don't love you!

Pickpocket Blues Bessie Smith

blame Now I can see it all come home to me I'm sittin' in the jailhouse now I mean, I'm in the jailhouse now I done stop runnin' around with this one And these good lookin' browns Any time

Boweavil Blues Bessie Smith

Boweavil Blues Hey boweavil don't bring them blues no more Hey boweavil don't bring them blues no more Boweavil's here, boweavil's everywhere you go I'm a lone boweavil, been out a great long

Thinking Blues Bessie Smith

Thinking Blues Did you ever sit thinking with a thousand things on your mind? Did you ever sit thinking with a thousand things on your mind?

Shipwreck Blues Bessie Smith

Shipwreck Blues Captain, tell your men to get on board I sure see 'em just pull into another shore I'm dreary in mind and I'm so worried in heart Oh the best of friends sho' has got to part

Backwater Blues Bessie Smith, Bessie Smith

no place to go Then I went and stood upon some high old lonesome hill Then I went and stood upon some high old lonesome hill Then looked down on the house were I used to live Backwater blues

Bessie Smith Bob Dylan

see her soon Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith When I get there I wonder what she'll do Now all the crazy things I had to try Well I tried them all and then some But if you're lucky one day you

Young Woman's Blues Bessie Smith

Woke up this mornin' when chickens was crowin' for day Felt on the right side of my pilla', my man gad gone away By this pilla' he left a note readin', "I'm sorry, Jane, you got my goat No time to

Preachin' The Blues Bessie Smith

Down in Atlanta, GA, under the viaduct ev'ry day, drinking corn and hollerin' hooray Pianos playing till the break of day But as I turned my head, I loudly said, "Preach 'em blues, sing them blues"

Backwater Blues Bessie Smith

people ain't got no place to go And I went and stood up on some high old lonesome hill And I went and stood up on some high old lonesome hill Then looked down on the house were I used to live Backwater blues

St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith

Louis blues just as blue as I can be Oh, my man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me

Empty Bed Blues Bessie Smith

Empty Bed Blues I woke up this morning with a awful aching head I woke up this morning with a awful aching head My new man had left me, just a room and a empty bed Bought me a coffee grinder

Oh Daddy Blues Bessie Smith

Oh Daddy Blues Just like a flower I am fading away The doctor call to see me most every day But he don't do me no good, why?

Worried Life Blues Bessie Smith

Worried Life Blues I lived a life but nothing I've gained Each day I'm full of sorrow and pain No one seems enough for poor me To give me a word of sympathy Oh me, oh my Wonder what will the

Chicago Bound Blues Bessie Smith

Chicago Bound Blues Late last night, I sold away and cried Late last night, I sold away and cried Had the blues for Chicago, I just can't be satisfied Blues on my brain, my tongue refused to

Graveyard Dream Blues Bessie Smith

Graveyard Dream Blues Blues on my mind, blues all around my head Blues on my mind, and blues all around my head I dreamed last night that the man that I love was dead I went to the graveyard,

Foolish Man Blues Bessie Smith

Men sure is deceitful and they's gettin' worser ev'ry day Men sure is deceitful and they's gettin' worser ev'ry day Act like a bunch of women, they's just-a gab, gab, gabbin' away There's two ...

Wasted Life Blues Bessie Smith

I've lived a life but nothin' I've gained Each day I'm full of sorrow and pain No one seems to care enough for poor me, To give me a word of sympathy Oh, me! Oh, me! Wonder what will become of ...

Careless Love Blues Bessie Smith

careless love In your clutches of desire You've made me break a many true vow Then you set my very soul on fire Love, oh love, oh careless love All my happiness bereft You've filled my heart with weary old blues

See If I'll Care Bessie Smith

that you leavin' ant that you going away But before you leave, dear, please let me have my say I know that you feel good now with nothin' on your mind But just mark my words, dear, there'll come a time

New Orleans Hop Scop Blues Bessie Smith

Hmm I can never git tired of dancin' those Hop Scop Blues Once more you glide, slide, prance, dance The Hop Scop Blues will make you do a lovely shake They'll make you feel so grand when you join

Lost Your Head Blues Bessie Smith

I was with you, baby, when you didn't have a dime I was with you, baby, when you didn't have a dime Now since you got a lot of money, you have thrown a good gal down Once ain't for always and ...

Mean Old Bedbug Blues Bessie Smith

Gals, bed bugs sure is evil, they don't mean me no good Yeah, bed bug sure is evil, they don't mean me no good Thinks he's a woodpecker and I'm a chunk of wood When I lay down at night, I wond...

The Yellow Dog Blues Bessie Smith

Ever since Miss Susie JohnsonLost her jockey LeeThere has been much excitementAnd more to beYou can hear her moanin?Moanin? night and mornShe's wonderin' where herEasy rider's goneCablegrams goes o...

The St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith

Got de Saint Louis Blues jes as blue as ah can be. That man got a heart lak a rock cast in the sea. Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me. Doggone it!

Empty Bed Blues (Part 2) Bessie Smith

I woke up this morning with a awful aching headI woke up this morning with a awful aching headMy new man had left me, just a room and a empty bedBought me a coffee grinder that's the best one I cou...

Standin' In The Rain Blues Bessie Smith

It can rain all day, I ain't got no place to go It can rain all day, I ain't got no place to go Because it's cold outside in that ice and snow If it rains five days that won't give me no blues

St. Louis Blues (성 루이 블루스) Bessie Smith

Got de Saint Louis Blues jes as blue as ah can be.? That man got a heart lak a rock cast in the sea. Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me. Doggone it!

St. Louis Blues (세인트 루이스 블루스) Bessie Smith

Got de Saint Louis Blues jes as blue as ah can be.? That man got a heart lak a rock cast in the sea. Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me. Doggone it!

Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 & 2) Bessie Smith

I woke up this morning with a awful aching headI woke up this morning with a awful aching headMy new man had left me, just a room and a empty bedBought me a coffee grinder that's the best one I cou...

Baby Doll Bessie Smith

to see the doctor the other day, he said I's well as well could be But I said, "Doctor, you don't know really what's worrying me" I want to be somebody's baby doll so I can get my loving all the time

Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) Bessie Smith

a-whispering: "Come on back to me" Muddy water 'round my feet Muddy water in the street Just God don't shelter Down on the delta Muddy water in my shoes Reeling and rocking to them lowdown blues

Careless Love Bessie Smith

careless love In your clutches of desire You've made me break a many true vow Then you set my very soul on fire Love, oh love, oh careless love All my happiness bereft You've filled my heart with weary old blues

A Good Man Is Hard To Find Bessie Smith

all forlorn, my man's treating me mean I regret the day that I was born and that man of mine I've ever seen Happiness, it never lasts a day, my heart is almost breaking while I say A good man is hard

Baby Won't You Please Come Home Bessie Smith

(Clarence Williams / Charles Warfield) I've got the blues, I feel so lonely I'll give the world if I could only Make you understand It surely would be grand I'm gonna telephone my baby Ask him won't

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Ain't No More Cane Bob Dylan

see her soon Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith When I get there I wonder what she'll do Now all the crazy things I had to try Well I tried them all and then some But if you're lucky one day you

Do Your Duty Bessie Smith

service you've got Do your duty If you don't know what it's all about Don't sit around my house and pout If you do you'll cath your mama tippin' now Do your duty If you make your own bed hard

Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl Bessie Smith

little hot dog on my roll I can stand a bit of lovin', oh so bad I feel so funny, I feel so sad I need a little steam-heat on my floor Maybe I can fix things up, so they'll go What's the matter hard

After You've Gone Bessie Smith

Listen while I say After you've gone, and left me crying After you've gone, there's no denying You'll feel blue, you'll feel sad You'll miss the dearest pal you've ever had There'll come a time

Me And My Gin Bessie Smith

'Cause a good ol' bottle o' gin will get it all the time. When I'm feeling high ain't nothing I won't do. When I'm feeling high ain't nothing I won't do.

You've Been A Good Ole Wagon Bessie Smith

yourself overhauled There ain't nothing about you : to make a good woman fall Nobody wants a baby : when a real man can be found You've been a good old wagon : daddy but you done broke down it's time

Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Bessie Smith

Once I lived the life of a millionaire, Spending my money, I didn't care I carried my friends out for a good time, Buying bootleg liquor, champagne and wine Then I began to fall so low, I

Devil's Gonna Git You Bessie Smith

bornDirty two-timer, dirty two-timer, Dirty two-timer, you ain't coming cleanOh the devil's gonna git you I mean the devil's gonna git you Oh the devil's gonna git you You know what I meanI don't want no two-time

Saint Louis Blues Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong

Louis woman with her diamond ring Pulls that man around by her apron strings If it wasn't for her and her googly-eyed stare { From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/billie-holiday-lyrics/st.louis-blues-lyrics.html

Keep It To Yourself Bessie Smith

Keep It To Yourself If your man is nice and sweet Serving you lots of young pigmeat Oh yes, keep it to yourself If you know you are standing fast Got him worried where you at Oh yes, keep it to ...

Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There) Bessie Smith

Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There) I had a man for fifteen years Give him his room and board Once he was like a Cadillac Now he's like an old worn out Ford He never brought me a lousy dime ...