Poor John Blues Lyrics - Singles - Sleepy John Estes

Poor John Blues Trk 13 3:53 

Sleepy John Estes 

(John Adam Estes) 

Sleepy John Estes - guitar & vocal 

Jab Jones - piano & James 'Yank' Rachell - mandolin 

Recorded: Memphis May 30st 1930 #599682-2 

Album: The Legendary 1928-1930 Recordings 

Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers JSPCD3406 

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Now ruther be dead 

Sleepin' in a hollow log 

Now ruther be dead 

An sleepin' in a hollow log 

An to be here beggin' you 

Car'in me like a dog 

Now what you want po' John to do? 

Now, what you want po' John to do? 

Lord, I've done, done ev'rything 

Tryin' to get along wit' you 

Now the woman I'm lovin' 

She got one teeth solid gold 

Now the woman I'm lovin' 

She got one teeth solid gold 

Lord, just stayin on with this woman 

Gotta morgage on my soul 

(mandolin & piano) 

Now sho' as the grass 

On the Texas earth grow green 

Now sho' as the grass 

On the Texas earth grow green 

Lord, I ain't crazy about 

Nobody I ever seen. 

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