Street Car Blues Lyrics - Goin' To Brownsville - Sleepy John Estes

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 

Album: Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers - 2 CD set 

'Legendenary 1928 - 1930 Recordings' 

JSP Records CD3406 

Transcriber: [email protected] 

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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