lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

ST. JAMES INFIRMARY

(Joe Primrose)
« © '55 Mills Music, ASCAP »
Well it was down in Big Kid's barroom a corner beyond the square
Ev'rybody drinking liquor the regular crowd was there

I walked on out to the corner begin lookin' around
Lookin' for my baby but my baby couldn't found

I walked passed St James Infirmary and I heard my baby moan
Stretched out on a long white table lyin' there so white so prone
Mhm stretched out on a long white table lyin' there so white so prone
[ guitar ] Went on out to see the doctor your gal is low he said
I went back in to see my baby good Lord she was layin there dead

Sixteen coal black horses all hitched up in a line
And in that pretty buggy she's a ridin' goodbye ol' gal of mine

Went on back to the barroom to get me a drink of booze
And that's where you'll find me cryin' and singin' the drunker's blues
Mhm that's where you'll find me cryin' and singin' the drunker's blues
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2.

BRIGHT LIGHTS AND BLONDE HAIRED WOMEN

(Eddie Kirk)
« © '50 Century Songs, BMI »
I'm gettin' tired of roamin' around
I'm gettin' tired of paintin' the town
Bright lights and blonde haired women don't thrill me
I'm gettin' tired of being lit up like a Christmas tree
I've done about ev'rything there is to do you said it would be this way
Well believe me baby I'm all through I guess I'll come back to you
[ guitar ] Well I'm gettin' tired of roamin' around...
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3.

EVIL HEARTED ME BLUES

(Traditional)
« © '56 Writer Share, PD »
Now when the sun rose this mornin' I was feelin' mighty bad
My baby said good mornin' well it made me mad
Because I was evil evil hearted me
I'm just down right evil evil as a man can be

Well she even cooked my breakfast she brought it to my bed
I took a sip of coffee throwed the cup at her head
Cause I'm evil evil hearted me
I'm just down right evil evil as a man can be

Well I don't even care if it rains from now on
Or the gal I love had never been born
Cause I'm evil evil hearted me
I just down right evil evil as a man can be

Well I'm gonna sing this verse and I ain't gonna sing no more
Now ain't ya happy
Man Lord almighty
Sing this verse ain't gonna sing no more
Kick your husband outta bed
Put him right down
Where
On the floor
That's an awful place to be
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4.

SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH YOU

(Traditional)
« © '56 Writer Share, PD »
I had it all planned just for you but you broke my plans in two
What can I do when somethin's wrong with you

I had my heart in your hand you broke my heart ain't you ashamed
What can I do when somethin's wrong with you

If it's the way it had to be why such bad luck fall on me
What can I say what can I do when somethin's wrong with you

I had my heart in your hand...
[ guitar ] If it's the way it had to be...
I had my heart in your hand...
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5.

BLUES IN MY MIND

(Fred Rose)
« © '48 Milene Music, ASCAP »
I'm goin' crazy with these blues in my mind
What makes me love you am I losin' my mind
I wonder where I'm gonna wind up I just can't make my crazy mind up
Too many kisses brought me too many tears
Tears that I'll carried with me all through the years
I'm just a broken hearted kind with worry and blues in my mind

I'm goin' crazy with these blues in my mind
What makes me love you am I losin' my mind
I wonder where I'm gonna wind up I just can't make my crazy mind up
Too many kisses brought me too many tears
Tears that I'll carried with me all through the years
I'm just a broken hearted kind with worry and blues in my mind
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6.

MIDNIGHT TURNING DAY BLUES (BLUE YODEL NO. 6)

(Jimmie Rodgers)
« © '33 Peer International, BMI »
She left me this mornin' midnight was turnin' day
She left me this mornin' midnight was turnin' day
I didn't have no blues until my good gal went away

I got the blues like midnight moon shinin' bright as day
Yeah I got the blues like midnight moon shinin' bright as day
I wish a tornado would blow my blues away

One of these mornin's I'm sure gonna leave this town
(It's killin' me honey)
One of these mornin's I'm sure gonna leave your town
Cause you triflin' women really keep a good man down

I got the blues like midnight...
[ guitar ] A woman will follow you right to the jailhouse door
A woman will follow you right to the jailhouse door
Then she'll laugh and tell you you can't fuss and fight no more

I got the blues like midnight...
She left me this mornin' midnight was turnin' day...
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7.

I AIN'T GOT NOBODY (AND NOBODY CARES FOR ME)

(Spencer Williams - Roger Graham - Dave Taylor)
« © '35 Edwin H Morris Music, ASCAP / Jerry Vogel Music, ASCAP »
I ain't got nobody and nobody cares for me
I feel so doggone lonesome
Won't you come along take a little chance with me
I'll sing you love songs all the time
If you'll come and be my baby mine
Oh I ain't got nobody and nobody cares for me
[ guitar ] Oh I ain't got nobody and nobody cares for me...
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8.

ROVING GAMBLER

(Dean Manuel - Bobby Dyson)
« © '50 Tuckahoe Music, BMI »
I am a rovin' gambler I've gambled all around
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards I lay my money down
I lay my money down lay my money down

I gambled down in Washington I've gambled over in Spain
And I'm goin' down to Georgia to gamble my last game

Hadn't been in Washington for many more day than three
When I fell in love with a pretty little girl and she fell in love with me
Fell in love with me fell in love with me

She took me in her parlor she cooled me with her fan
She whispered low in her mother's ears I love that gamblin' man

Daughter oh dear daughter how could you treat me so
To leave your dear ole mother and with the gambler go
With the gambler go with the gambler go

She wouldn't marry a railroad man I'll tell you the reason why
I've never seen a railroad man that would tell his wife a lie

She wouldn't marry a farmer he's always in the rain
The man she wants to marry wears a great big gold watch chain
Great big gold watch chain a great big gold watch chain

See the train a comin' she's comin' round the curve
A whistlin' and a blowin' and a strainin' ev'ry nerve

She said oh dear mother I'll tell you if I can
If you ever see me comin' back I'll be with the gamblin' man
With the gamblin' man with the gamblin' man

Well I am a rovin' gambler I've gambled all around
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards I lay my money down
I lay my money down I lay my money down
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9.

LOVIN' DAN SIXTY MINUTE MAN

(Rose Mark - William Ward)
« © '57 Fort Knox Music, BMI / Trio Music, BMI »
Now looky here gals I'm tellin' you now they call me Lovin' Dan
I rock 'em roll 'em all night long I'm a sixty minute man
Now if you don't believe I'm all I say come up and take my hand
When I let go you'll holler oh yes he's a sixty minute man

There'll be fifteen minutes of kissin' then you holloer please don't stop
There'll be fifteen minutes of squeezin' fifteeny minutes of teasin'
Fifteen minutes of blowin' my top
Well now if your man ain't treatin' you right remember Lovin' Dan
I rock 'em roll 'em all night long I'm a sixty minute man
[ guitar ] Looky here gals I'm tellin' you...
There'll be sixty minutes of kissin'...
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10.

YOU'LL NEVER MISS THE WATER

(Arthur Kent - Paul Secon)
« © '57 Tree Publishing, BMI »
You'll never miss the water till the well runs dry
Remember that each time you lie
Suppose you find my love the only love that is real
Suppose you get a broken heart then how would you feel
You'll never miss my kisses till we kiss goodbye
And I would hate to see you cry
Be careful for you'll end up with a tear in your eye
You'll never miss the water till the well runs dry
[ guitar ] There's proverb that was written many years ago
And I'm inclined to believe that that saying is really very true
The way you're acting lately there's one thing I know
It must've been written for you

You'll never miss the water till the well runs dry...
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