Luke Jordan - Church Bell Blues lyrics

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Church Bell Blues 3:17 Trk 12 D-1

Luke Jordan

Luke Jordan - vocal

Recorded: Charlotte, N.C., August 16, 1927

Album: Document DOCD 5045 39891-1

Okeh Records B617A 8137

Album: Broke Black and Blue Vol. 1 (compil by J. Visser)

Proper Records Ltd., London P1125 Dec 1999

Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com

Oh, de church bell's ringin'

The second tenor's singin'

The preacher's preachin'

Can't you hear the sister's shoutin'

Children and poor kids

Mama, tryin' to learn my song

Now, that lowdown dirty deacon

Just stole my gal and gone

Says, ooh

My father had 'em, my sister had 'em

My auntie had 'em, my mother died with 'em

Woke up this mornin'

The family had the worry blues

And the people round the corner

Poor, old grand mammy had 'em, too

I did more for you woman

Way last winter, late in the fall

Man, when I *skuffer through the summer

I did more for you woman (sho' admit it)

Good Lordy, than I ever done (you did, you did)

Came downtown and bought you good ham

And Lord, an hadn't give you enough

You better stop demanding woman

Don't eat my meat

Drinkin' my wine

Spend all my money

You better stop your gall

Bum from drinking all of my gin

You gonna run over some-a these mornings

Papa swear you can't get in.

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*skuffer - when you suffer, struggle & skraggle, all at the same time!

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