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Re: Matchbox Blues Lyrics

Posted by Ari Eisinger on July 24, 2002, 10:11 am

Here's my attempt. Dig the great line "Got up this morning with my sho' 'nuff on my mind", which is also in Booster Blues. (Note also that "Sometime I think I'm some man these women ain't never seen" is quite similar to Rev. Gary Davis's Cross And Evil Woman Blues line "You treat me just like some man ain't never been seen".)
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MATCH BOX BLUES by Blind Lemon Jefferson (Paramount 4424)
I'm settin' here wonderin' would a matchbox hold my clothes
I'm settin' here wonderin' would a matchbox hold my clothes
I ain't got so many matches but I got so far to go
Girl 'cross town wanna be my teddy bear
Girl 'cross town wanna be my teddy bear
Put a string on me and I'll follow you everywhere
[Got] a peg leg woman man she can't hardly get outdoors
I say a peg leg woman just can't hardly get outdoors
I [left] ... [eight o'clock] last night ... [I'm sellin'] jellyroll
I don't see why these women treats me so mean
I don't see why these gals treat me so mean
Sometime I think I'm some man these women ain't never seen
Lord I got up this morning with my sho' 'nuff [i.e., sure enough] on my mind
Got up this mornin' same thing on my mind
The woman I love she keep a good man workin' all the time
Now tell me mama who may your manager be
Now tell me who may your manager be
Reason I ask so many questions can't you make 'rangements for me
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--Previous Message--
: Hi,
: Can anyone help me? I am struggling to
: decipher the lyrics to Blind Lemon
: Jefferson's Matchbox Blues, This is not
: the same version as on Ari's excellent
: video. It's a version I have on an LP
: called The Immortal Blind Lemon Jefferson
: (CBS 63738). I have listed below what I
: believe the lyrics to be. I would
: appreciate any suggestions.
:
:
: I'm sitting here wondering will a matchbox
: hold my cloths
: I'm sitting here wondering will a matchbox
: hold my cloths
: I ain't got so many matches but I got so far
: to go
: (Girl cross town?) want a be my teddy bear
: (Girl cross town?) want a be my teddy bear
: Put a string on me an' I'll follow you
: everywhere
: ???? peg leg woman ?????????
: I got a peg leg woman ????????? everywhere I
: go
: ????????????????????? Jellyroll
: I don't see why these women treat me so mean
: I don't see why these ?? treat me so mean
: Sometime I think ??????? women ain't never
: seen
: ??????? this morning with my ?????? on my
: mind
: Got up this morning same thing on my mind
: The woman I love she keep a good man waiting
: all the time
: Now tell me mamma who may your manager be
: Now tell me who may your manager be
: Reason I ask so many questions can you make
: arrangements for me
:
:
:

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Re: Matchbox Blues Lyrics - Wm Paulick February 12, 2008, 6:19 pm
Re: Matchbox Blues Lyrics - jan viggria August 9, 2006, 5:29 pm
Re: Matchbox Blues Lyrics - Jim July 8, 2006, 1:11 pm

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--Previous Message-- : Here's my attempt. Dig the great line : "Got up this morning with my sho' 'nuff : on my mind", which is also in Booster : Blues. (Note also that "Sometime I : think I'm some man these women ain't never : seen" is quite similar to Rev. Gary : Davis's Cross And Evil Woman Blues line : "You treat me just like some man ain't : never been seen".) : : : ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ : : MATCH BOX BLUES by Blind Lemon Jefferson : (Paramount 4424) : : I'm settin' here wonderin' would a matchbox : hold my clothes : I'm settin' here wonderin' would a matchbox : hold my clothes : I ain't got so many matches but I got so far : to go : : Girl 'cross town wanna be my teddy bear : Girl 'cross town wanna be my teddy bear : Put a string on me and I'll follow you : everywhere : : [Got] a peg leg woman man she can't hardly : get outdoors : I say a peg leg woman just can't hardly get : outdoors : I [left] ... [eight o'clock] last night ... : [I'm sellin'] jellyroll : : I don't see why these women treats me so : mean : I don't see why these gals treat me so mean : Sometime I think I'm some man these women : ain't never seen : : Lord I got up this morning with my sho' : 'nuff [i.e., sure enough] on my mind : Got up this mornin' same thing on my mind : The woman I love she keep a good man workin' : all the time : : Now tell me mama who may your manager be : Now tell me who may your manager be : Reason I ask so many questions can't you : make 'rangements for me : : : ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ : : --Previous Message-- : Hi, : Can anyone help me? I am struggling to : decipher the lyrics to Blind Lemon : Jefferson's Matchbox Blues, This is not : the same version as on Ari's excellent : video. It's a version I have on an LP : called The Immortal Blind Lemon Jefferson : (CBS 63738). I have listed below what I : believe the lyrics to be. I would : appreciate any suggestions. : : : I'm sitting here wondering will a matchbox : hold my cloths : I'm sitting here wondering will a matchbox : hold my cloths : I ain't got so many matches but I got so far : to go : (Girl cross town?) want a be my teddy bear : (Girl cross town?) want a be my teddy bear : Put a string on me an' I'll follow you : everywhere : ???? peg leg woman ????????? : I got a peg leg woman ????????? everywhere I : go : ????????????????????? Jellyroll : I don't see why these women treat me so mean : I don't see why these ?? treat me so mean : Sometime I think ??????? women ain't never : seen : ??????? this morning with my ?????? on my : mind : Got up this morning same thing on my mind : The woman I love she keep a good man waiting : all the time : Now tell me mamma who may your manager be : Now tell me who may your manager be : Reason I ask so many questions can you make : arrangements for me : : : : :

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