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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