Mamie's Blues

This is the first blues I have no doubt

heard in my life.

[piano music] Mamie

does do 'em.

This was her favorite blues.

She hardly could play anything else

more, but she really could play this song.

Of course, to get in on it,

to try to learn it,

I made myself the,

the can rusher.

Two-nineteen done took my baby

away.

Two-nineteen

took my babe away.

Two-seventeen bring her back

someday.

Stood on the corner with her feet just

soakin'

wet. Her feet was wet.

Stood on the corner with her feet

soakin' wet.

[piano music] Beggin' each and every

man

that she met.

[piano music] If you can't give a dollar,

give me a lousy dime.

[piano music] Can't give a dollar,

give me a lousy dime.

[piano music] I wanna feed

that hungry man of mine.