Carey & Lurrie Bell - I'll Be Your .44

Artist: Carey & Lurrie Bell
Album: Son Of A Gun
Label: P-Vine Japan
Year: 1984
Song Title: I'll Be Your .44
Track #: 4
Duration: 03:47


I'll Be Your .44

You don't need no pistol
Don't need to run
Don't look behind you girl
'Cos I'll be your gun.

I'm your forty four
(And) I'll be your bullets too
'Cos I love you, baby
I'd sware I'd kill for you.

I'm your forty four
(And) I'll be your bullets too
'Cos I love you, baby
I'd sware I'd kill for you.

I don't want you to worry
I don't want you to hide
Don't look behind you woman
Just strap to your side.

I don't want you to worry
I don't want you to hide
Don't look behind you woman
Just strap to your side.

You know that people call me crazy
Say I'm a dangerous man
But I know what I'm doin'
Just put me in your hands.

Spike Driver Blues - Mississippi John Hurt

Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Album: 1928 Sessions
Label: Yazoo
Year: 1988
Song Title: Spike Driver Blues
Duration: 03:14
Track #: 06


Spike Driver Blues

Take this hammer and carry it to captain, tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone,
Take this hammer and carry it to my captain, tell him I'm gone, just tell him I'm gone, I'm sure is gone,
This is the hammer that killed John Henry, but it won't kill me, but it won't kill me, but it won't kill me,
This is the hammer that killed John Henry, but it won't kill me, but it won't kill me, ain't gonna kill me,
It's a long ways from East Colarado, honey to my home, honey to my home, honey to my home,
It's a long ways to East Colarado, honey to my home, honey to my home, that's where I'm going,
John Henry he left his hammer, layin' side the road, layin' side the road, layin' side the road,
John Henry he left his hammer, all over in red, all over in red, thats why I'm gone,
John Henry was a steel driving boy, but he went down, but he went down, but he went down,
John Henry was a steel driving boy, but he went down, but he went down, that's why I'm gone.

Praying On The Old Camp Ground - Mississippi John Hurt

Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Album: 1928 Sessions
Label: Yazoo
Year: 1988
Song Title: Praying On The Old Camp Ground
Duration: 02:36
Track #: 05


Praying On The Old Camp Ground

There is preaching tonight, preaching tonight,
Preaching on the old camp grounds,
There is preaching tonight, preaching tonight,
There is preaching on the old camp grounds.

There is singing tonight, singing tonight,
Singing on the old camp grounds,
There is singing tonight, singing tonight,
There is singing on the old camp grounds.

There is moaning tonight, moaning tonight,
Moaning on the old camp grounds,
There is moaning tonight, moaning tonight,
There is moaning on the old camp grounds.

(guitar solo)

There is praying tonight, praying tonight,
Praying on the old camp grounds,
There is praying tonight, praying tonight,
There is praying on the old camp grounds.

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Louis Collins - Mississippi John Hurt

Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Album: 1928 Sessions
Label: Yazoo
Year: 1988
Song Title: Louis Collins
Duration: 02:58
Track #: 04


Louis Collins

Mrs. Collins weeped, Mrs. Collins moaned,
To see her son Louis leave his home,
The angels laid him away.

The angels laid him away,
They laid him six feet under the clay,
The angels laid him away.

Oh, kind friends, oh, ain't it hard
To see poor Louis in a new graveyard?
The angels laid him away.

Oh, Bob shot once and Louis shot too,
Shot poor Collins, shot him through and through,
The angels laid him away.

The angels laid him away,
They laid him six feet under the clay,
The angels laid him away.

Mrs. Collins weeped, Mrs. Collins moaned,
To see her son Louis leave his home,
The angels laid him away.

Angels laid him away,
They laid him six feet under the clay,
The angels laid him away.

When they heard that Louis was dead,
All the people they dressed in red,
The angels laid him away

Angels laid him away,
They laid him six feet under the clay,
The angels laid him away.

Nobody's Dirty Business - Mississippi John Hurt

Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Album: 1928 Sessions
Label: Yazoo
Year: 1988
Song Title: Nobody's Dirty Business
Duration: 02:53
Track #: 03


Nobody's Dirty Business

Ain't nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but mine,
Ain't nobody's doggone business how my baby treat me
Nobody's business but my own.

Some of this mornings gonna wake up crazy
Gonna grab my gun, kill my baby
Nobody's business but mine,
Ain't nobody's doggone business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but my own.

Some of this mornings gonna wake up boozy
Gonna grab my gun, gonna kill all Suzie
Nobody's business but mine,
Going back to Pensacola, gonna buy my baby a money moulder
Nobody's business but my own.

Say, baby, did you get that letter?
"If you take me back, I'll treat you better"
Nobody's business but mine,
Ain't nobody's doggone business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but my own.

Ain't nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but my own.

Some of this mornings gonna wake up crazy
Gonna grab my gun, gonna kill my baby
Nobody's business but mine,
Ain't nobody's doggone business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but my own.

Nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but my own.

Blessed Be The Name - Mississippi John Hurt

Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Album: 1928 Sessions
Label: Yazoo
Year: 1988
Song Title: Blessed Be The Name
Duration: 02:46
Track #: 02


Blessed Be The Name

If you don't like your sister, don't you carry her name abroad
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Yes, take her in your bosom and carry her home to God
Oh, blessed be the name of the Lord.

Oh, blessed be the name,
Blessed be the name,
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Oh, blessed be the name,
Blessed be the name,
Oh, blessed be the name of the Lord.

If you don't like your brother, don't you carry the name abroad
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Just take him in your bosom and carry him home to God
Oh, blessed be the name of the Lord.

Oh, blessed be the name,
Blessed be the name,
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Oh, blessed be the name,
Blessed be the name,
Oh, blessed be the name of the Lord.

If you don't like your preacher, don't you carry his name abroad
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Just take him in your bosom and carry him home to God
Oh, blessed be the name of the Lord.

Oh, blessed be the name,
Blessed be the name,
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Oh, blessed be the name,
Blessed be the name,
Oh, blessed be the name of the Lord.

If you don't like your deacon, don't you carry his name abroad
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Just take him in your bosom and carry him home to God
Oh, blessed be the name of the Lord.

Candy Man Blues - Mississippi John Hurt

Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Album: 1928 Sessions
Label: Yazoo
Year: 1988
Song Title: Candy Man Blues
Duration: 02:45
Track #: 01


Candy Man Blues

Well all you ladies gather 'round,
That good sweet candy man's in town,
It's the candy man,
It's the candy man.

He likes a stick of candy just nine inch long,
He sells as fast a hog can chew his corn,
It's the candy man,
It's the candy man.

All heard what sister Johnson said,
She always takes a candy stick to bed,
It's the candy man,
It's the candy man.

Don't stand close to the candy man,
He'll leave a big candy stick in your hand,
It's the candy man,
It's the candy man.

(guitar solo)

He sold some candy to sister Bad,
The very next day she took all he had,
It's the candy man,
It's the candy man.

If you try his candy, good friend of mine,
You sure will want it for a long long time,
It's the candy man,
Sweet candy man.

His stick candy don't melt away,
It just gets better, so the ladies say,
It's the candy man,
It's the candy man.