Тексты песен «Bessie Smith»

"Stay away from me 'cause I'm in my sin. Stay away from me 'cause I'm in my sin. If this place gets raided, it's just me and my gin. Don't try me nobody, oh, you will never win. Don't try me nobody 'cause you will...

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 wonder how can a poor gal...

Dixie moonlight, Swanee shore Headed homebound just once more To my Mississippi delta home Southland has that grand garden spot Although you believe or not I hear those breeze a-whispering: "Come on back to me" Muddy...

Dixie moonlight, Swanee shore Headed homebound just once more To my Mississippi delta home Southland has that grand garden spot Although you believe or not I hear those breeze a-whispering a??Come on back to mea?...

Clara: who was that man I saw you with the other day? Bessie: that was my smooth black daddy that we call Charlie Gray Don't you know that's my man? Yes, that's a fact I ain't seen your name printed up and down his back...

I've got a lovesick tale to tell to you Though it ain't no affair of mine It's 'bout a gal named Sue and a boy named Lou They were fighting all the time Sue came home one afternoon And found an empty dining room Without...

Tired of bein' lonely, tired of bein' blue I wished I had some good man, to tell my troubles to Seem like the whole world's wrong Since my man's been gone I need a little sugar in my bowl I need a little hot dog...

I done pack my belong Gonna leave my woes Goin' to a better place With a smile upon my face When that steam boat blows And that Gulf stream flows You'll hear me say goodbye Because there's a reason why The...

Once I lived the life of a millionaire Spendin' 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 didn't have a friend and no...

Once I lived the life of a millionaire Spending my money, I didn't care I carried my friends out for a good time Bying bootleg liquor, champagne and wine Then I began to fall so low I didn't have a friend, and no place...

Once I lived the life of a millionaire Spending my money, I didn't care I carried my friends out for a good time Bying bootleg liquor, champagne and wine Then I began to fall so low I didn't have a friend, and no...

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? Because I'm lonesome for you And if you care for me Then you will listen to my plea Oh, daddy, look...

I've got the meanest man in the land But his love is that sticking brand His kiss just lingers on my lips And thrill me to my fingertips People say I'm a fool He's heartless and also cruel But outside of that, he's all...

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 time While you livin' in your mansion You don't...

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" They certainly sound...

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 And put it in my hand So there'll be some changes from now...

When I wasn't nothin' but a child When I wasn't nothin' but a child All you men tried to drive me wild Now I'm growin' old Now I'm growin' old And I've got what it takes to get all of you men told My mama says I'm...

Did you ever wake up with sorrow all on your mind? Did you ever wake up with sorrow all on your mind? He plays the blues to his congregation, hear his trombone whine He'll make you love, he'll make you cry, he'll sit...

Let me tell you how and why what no-good man done to me He called me pretty, young and wild, after that he let me be He'd taken advantage of my mouth, and that you understand So, wait a while, show you, chile, just how...

(Spoken: Who's that knockin' on that door Jones? You better get away from that door I don't know nobody named Jones You're in the right church, brother, but the wrong pew) Sam Jones left his lawful wife, just to step...