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Poor John Blues Trk 13 3:53 |
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Sleepy John Estes |
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(John Adam Estes) |
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Sleepy John Estes - guitar & vocal |
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Jab Jones - piano & James 'Yank' Rachell - mandolin |
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Recorded: Memphis May 30st 1930 #599682-2 |
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Album: The Legendary 1928-1930 Recordings |
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Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers JSPCD3406 |
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Now ruther be dead |
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Sleepin' in a hollow log |
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Now ruther be dead |
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An sleepin' in a hollow log |
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An to be here beggin' you |
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Car'in me like a dog |
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Now what you want po' John to do? |
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Now, what you want po' John to do? |
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Lord, I've done, done ev'rything |
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Tryin' to get along wit' you |
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Now the woman I'm lovin' |
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She got one teeth solid gold |
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Now the woman I'm lovin' |
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She got one teeth solid gold |
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Lord, just stayin on with this woman |
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Gotta morgage on my soul |
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(mandolin & piano) |
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Now sho' as the grass |
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On the Texas earth grow green |
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Now sho' as the grass |
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On the Texas earth grow green |
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Lord, I ain't crazy about |
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Nobody I ever seen. |
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