Huddie Ledbetter - Blind Lemon Blues lyrics

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Blind Lemon Blues 4:18 Trk 2

(Huddie Ledbetter)

Huddie Ledbetter

Recorded July 1, 1934 Angola, LA

Album: Leadbelly Important Recordings 1934-1949

JSP UK Records 7764 2006

Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com

Now, he jumped on the *Pea

This is a man, he's seventy-five years old and leaves home

When he leaves home he stay away three long years

Then he come a-rackin back

And while he was gone he had two little chillen

Lil' boy an a lil' girl, wife at home

Wife lies down an she dreams tonight

That husband was comin' back

She sit up on the side the bed one night

She 'gan to sing, here what she said

Dreamed last night and all night, night befo'

Lord, I dreamed last night and all night, night befo'

She dreamed last night and-a all night, night befo'

Little boy jumped up and go in to his mama

Said mama, said, 'What did you dream?

Here what she says

'Heard your papa, knockin' on my do'

Thought I heard your papa knockin' on my do'

Heard your papa, knockin' on my do'

She asked 'fore she would take him back

And she was a good Christian

She told her preacher, said

'I wouldn't take him back when he comes'

But when he calmly walks to the do' to commence

Knocks on his do' and commence to cryin'

Cryin' babe, have I ever done you wrong?

Lordy cried, my babe have I ever done you wrong?

Lovin' babe, have I ever done you wrong?

You know good 'n well, I'd had to have done wrong

Been gone three long years and never wrote a speck

Sent her a nickel of money

And he sit down a'gin an cry a'gin

Ya'll he said:

Ever I have honey, will you forgive me, please?

Lord, ever have, will you forgive me , please?

Ever I have Lord, will you forgive me, please?

Girl, she wouldn't take him back

When she heard him singin' out there

She walked through the do'

With her hands a-high in the air

And she looked up to the God in the sky

Here what she says

You's a long time comin'

A-honey but you welcome, here

You's a long time comin'

A-hon but you welcome, here

You's a long time comin'

Baby, but you welcome come, here

She sit down an tol' her little boy

His wife says, I want son to play the piano a piece

Since you been gone so long

Let him know what he done learned

Since you been gone

And the little boy sit down, begin to play

His little piano a piece

(guitar sound piano)

She sit down, she commence to cryin'

Lordy, have mercy on me

Oh Lord-y, have mercy on me

Oh, someday another

Lord, I may be free

She had her another piece, little girl

She told her little girl

Get on the piano and play her piece

But the last piece, the little girl comes out

And kept playin' this.

(guitar sound piano to end).

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*Pea Vine Train

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