Poor John Blues

Poor John Blues Trk 13 3:53

Sleepy John Estes

(John Adam Estes)

Sleepy John Estes - guitar & vocal

Jab Jones - piano & James 'Yank' Rachell - mandolin

Recorded: Memphis May 30st 1930 #599682-2

Album: The Legendary 1928-1930 Recordings

Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers JSPCD3406

Now ruther be dead

Sleepin' in a hollow log

Now ruther be dead

An sleepin' in a hollow log

An to be here beggin' you

Car'in me like a dog

Now what you want po' John to do?

Now, what you want po' John to do?

Lord, I've done, done ev'rything

Tryin' to get along wit' you

Now the woman I'm lovin'

She got one teeth solid gold

Now the woman I'm lovin'

She got one teeth solid gold

Lord, just stayin on with this woman

Gotta morgage on my soul

(mandolin & piano)

Now sho' as the grass

On the Texas earth grow green

Now sho' as the grass

On the Texas earth grow green

Lord, I ain't crazy about

Nobody I ever seen.

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