sleepy john estes – street car blues lyrics
street car blues trk 10 3:04
sleepy john estes
(john adam estes)
sleepy john estes – vocal & guitar
yank – mandolin, jab jones – piano
recorded: may 13, 1930 memphis, victor # 59919-2
alb-m: gus cannon and his jug stompers – 2 cd set
‘legendenary 1928 – 1930 recordings’
jsp records cd3406
now, i know the people
is ‘onna wonder, ev’rywhere
i say, i know the people
is ‘onna wonder, ev’rywhere
because they heard of poor john
was saw around ‘lectric car
now, catch the central car for
ride it down to central street
i say, i catch the central car for
ride it down to central street
lord, i’m ‘onna ease it down in rovers
catch my baby out on a midnight train
lord, reason why baby, i
i been so long writin’ to you
i said the reason why, baby
i been so long writin’ to you
because i been studyin’ so hard
lord, how to all sing these blues
‘sing ’em boy, for mr. james!’
lord, i lost my papa and my dear mama, too
i say, i love my papa and my dear mama, too
lord, i’m gonna quit my bad way of livin’
and visit the sunday school.
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