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by Elmore
James by Elmore
James / Joe
Josea
by Elmore James recording of 19 from The Immortal Elmore James (), copyright notice I roll and I tumble, I cried the whole night long Yes, I roll and I tumble, I cried the whole night long I got up this morning, feeling that something going on wrong Well now want you to love me baby, or please let me be Yes, love me baby, or please let me be If you don't like my peaches, please don't shake my tree Well, I want you to love me baby, and come on and say you'll be mine I want you to love me baby, come and say you'll be mine If you don't like my potatoes, please don't dig up my vine
by Bobby Robinson recording of 1960, New York City from Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 12 - Elmore James, The Sky Is Crying (Charly Records CD BM 12), copyright notice Well, I woke up this morning; I best get rollin' on Well, come here baby, sit down on daddy's knee Well, come here baby, sit down on daddy's knee I want to tell you about the way they treated me Well, I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long Well, I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long When I woke up this morning, all I had was gone
by Elmore James recording of summer 1961, New Orleans from The Sky Is Crying: The History Of Elmore James (Rhino R2-71190) & Elmore James King Of The Slide Guitar - The Fire/Fury/Enjoy Recordings (Capricorn 9 42006 2), copyright notice Shake your moneymaker Shake your moneymaker Shake your moneymaker Shake your moneymaker Shake your moneymaker And then... Shake your moneymaker Shake your moneymaker Shake your moneymaker Shake your moneymaker Shake your moneymaker And then... I got a girl who lives up on the hill I got a girl who lives up on the hill Talk she gonna love me, but I don't believe she will You gotta shake your moneymaker Shake your moneymaker, baby Shake your moneymaker Shake your moneymaker You gotta shake your moneymaker And then... I got a girl and she just won't be true I got a girl and she just won't be true She's locked to the bridge, she won't do a thing I tell her to do She won't shake her moneymaker Won't shake her moneymaker She wanna roll her activator She won't shake her moneymaker She won't shake her moneymaker She won't...
by Elmore James / Joe Josea recording of 19 from , copyright notice Well I came home one mornin', found my baby gone Well you know I always lived all alone Oh, I love her, Yes, I love her Sho nuf I do First time I saw her, on a Friday night I told her baby, I told everything was alright Oh, I love her, Yes, I love her Sho nuf I do I saw her one mornin', she was goin' round the street She was shakin' hands with every man she meet Oh, I love her, Yes, I love her Sho nuf I do I raise my hands once again Baby if you please, baby please understand Oh, I love her, Yes, I love her Sho nuf I do by Elmore
James / Sam
Ling
by Elmore James / Marshall E. Sehorn recording of 1960, New York City from Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 12 - Elmore James, The Sky Is Crying (Charly Records CD BM 12) & Elmore James King Of The Slide Guitar - The Fire/Fury/Enjoy Recordings (Capricorn 9 42006 2), copyright notice Something inside me, that just won't let me be Something inside me, that just won't let me be, yeah My baby is gone and left me, and my heart's in misery I wake up early in the mornin', in my bedroom all alone I wake up early in the mornin', in my bedroom all alone I don't find my baby, and I wonder, I wonder, where she gone oh yeah, yeaah My baby's gone, and I declare it's a cryin' shame Yes, I declare it's a cryin' shame Ever since she been gone, you know my life don't feel the same _________ Thanks to BlueLou4 for helping out with unclear parts of the lyrics.
by Elmore James / Joe Josea recording of 19 from, copyright notice Well I'm standin' at the crossroads, with my head hung down and cryin' Well I'm standin' at the crossroads, with my head hung down and cryin' Well I was thinkin' about my baby, and I know she can't be found I work hard for my baby, and she treats me like a slave I work hard for my baby, and she treats me like a slave Well she was be tired of livin', I'll put her six feet in the grave Well I'm standin' at the crossroads, and my baby's not around Well I'm standin' at the crossroads, and my baby's not around I began to wonder, if this is Elmore's second down I' standin' here waitin' baby, with my heart right in my hand I' standin' here waitin' baby, with my heart right in my hand I'm thinkin' about my baby, and she's out with another man
by Elmore James / Marshall E. Sehorn recording of 1960, New York City from Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 12 - Elmore James, The Sky Is Crying (Charly Records CD BM 12), copyright notice Strange angels, why do you treat me so mean You strange angels, now why do you treat me so mean You're the meanest little girl, that I most ever seen You left me this morning and didn't even say goodbye Yes, you left me this morning and didn't even say goodbye I wanna love you baby, but I don't know the reason why Ah, when I said goodbye baby, I didn't mean for you to go When I said goodbye baby, I didn't mean for you to go You get ...* on your mind and I can never see you anymore __________ * I'm not sure about the underlined part in the last verse Hear the soundclip, please mail me if you think you know the words by Elmore
James / Joe
Josea
by Elmore James recording of 19 from The Sky Is Crying: The History Of Elmore James (Rhino R2-71190), copyright notice Seems like I heard that lonesome Sunnyland blow Seems like I heard that lonesome Sunnyland blow Now it blowing just like it won't be back no more Well I feel bad this morning, feel just like I want to cry Feel bad this morning, feel just like I want to cry Well my baby rode that Sunnyland this mornin', she didn't even once say goodbye I got a letter from my baby, and she said she was coming home Got a letter from my baby, and she said she was coming home Well sat around waiting, baby, and I hope it won't be long She said, cool down papa, now you better change your way She said, cool down papa, and you better change your way Yeah, it's true, you know I love you baby, and you gonna need my help someday
by Elmore James / Clarence Lewis / Bobby Robinson recording of November 1959, Chicago from Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 12 - Elmore James, The Sky Is Crying (Charly Records CD BM 12), copyright notice The sky is cryin', look at the tears roll down the street The sky is cryin', look at the tears roll down the street I'm wadin' in tears lookin' for my baby, and I wonder, where can she be? I saw my baby one mornin', and she was walkin' on down the street I saw my baby one mornin', and she was walkin' on down the street Made me feel so good, until my poor heart would skip a beat I got a bad feelin', my baby, my baby don't love me no more I got a bad feelin', my baby don't love me no more Now, the sky's been cryin', the tears rollin' down my nose
by Elmore James recording of April 1960, Chicago from The Blues Volume 2 (Roots RTS 33036), copyright notice The sun is shinin', although it's raining in my heart The sun is shinin', although it's raining in my heart You know I love you baby, ahh, but the best of friend must part My baby left me this mornin', ahh, and didn't even, ahhh, say goodbye, My baby left me this mornin', no, she didn't even, ahh, she didn't even say goodbye, ahh She said she wa'n't gonna leave me, ahh, but she told, poor me a lie I had a dream, I had a dream one rainy night, ahh ahh, I had a dream, I had a dream one rainy night, ahh Went out, when I found my baby, ahh, she told me, "daddy everything was allright", ahh
by Elmore James recording of 19 from The Sky Is Crying: The History Of Elmore James (Rhino R2-71190), copyright notice I feel bad, I feel terrible, I'm just as sad as I can be I feel bad, I feel terrible, I'm just as sad as I can be I let a boy that's twelve years old, take my baby away from me He used to hang around my grill, until late into the night He used to hang around my grill, until late into the night Well I never dreamed that my baby and that boy could be so tight Well if a young boy hangs around you, you better do what I should have did Well if a young boy hangs around you, you better do what I should have did Well you send him over to your neighbors and hope your neighbors like kids
by Elmore James recording of 19 from , copyright notice Tell me whose, baby, whose old muddy shoes I see Now, tell me whose, baby, whose old muddy shoes I see They're down at the head of my bed, darling, where my shoes outta be My baby and I got along just fine, until she went wrong I woke up in the mornin', she had left from home Now, tell me whose, baby, whose old muddy shoes I see Well, down at the head of my bed, darling, where my shoes outta be Her hair was long and curly, and her teeth shine just like pearl She wake up in the mornin', she jump just like a squirrel. Now, tell me whose, baby, whose old muddy shoes I see Well, they're down at the head of my bed, darling, where my shoes outta be Now, when I love her in the mornin', she always stay at home But, now she's gone and left me, she left me all alone. Now, tell me whose, baby, whose old muddy shoes I see Well, they down at the head of my bed, where my shoes outta be
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