Posted by drybonesband
on December 1, 2008, 7:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Geechie Wiley (Greatest female blues singer) (2 messages!)"
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it sounds like this to me:
if you see me comin look cross the rich man's field
if I don't bring you flour i'll bring bones and meal
my momma told me just before she died
lord have pity daughter don't you be so wild
or something like that
one of the beautiful things about these old blues songs -- blind lemon did a lot of this too -- is how perspective changes from verse to verse -- she's starts singing about her father then changes to sing about her lover, etc.
this is one of the greatest songs i've ever heard in my 51 years on this planet
thanks for the info man
--Previous Message--
: thanks for this. it's hard to underestimate
: the sway this song has on me.
:
: i have a couple lyric suggestions; take them
: for what they're worth.
:
: "when you see me comin' look 'cross the
: rich man field
:
: if i don't bring you flour, i'll bring you
: malted meal"
:
: also, and this one's tricky:
: "my momma told me just before she died
:
: lord, that pit there daughter, i dug it deep
: and wide"
:
: hope i've at least provided food for
: thought, if not he buzzards.
:
: tom maxwell
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