BOURGEOIS BLUES, THE

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Song Title
BOURGEOIS BLUES, THE
Writers
Ledbetter, Huddie, Lomax Alan
Publisher
Essex Italiana Edizioni Musicali SRL
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
Italy
Themes/Keywords
America, Blues, bourgeois, Folk, News, Race, Racism, Romance
Lyrics
Chorus:
Oh, he’s a bourgeois man
Living in a bourgeois town.
I got the bourgeois blues,
And I’m sure gonna spread the news.

Me and Miss Barnicle went all over town;
I heard a colored man say, “You can’t come around.” (Chorus)

Me and Martha were standin’ upstairs;
I heard a white man say, “I don’t want no niggers up there.” (Chorus)

I’m gonna tell all the colored people, I want ‘em to understand;
Washington ain’t no place for no colored man.
‘Cause it’s a bourgeois town, (etc.)

The white folks in Washington, they know how
To chuck you a nickel just to see a nigger bow.
‘Cause it’s a bourgeois town, (etc.)

I got something to tell you just before I go,
I want everybody to know.
‘Cause it’s a bourgeois town, (etc.)

I want all colored people to listen to me,
Don’t ever try to get no home in Washington, D.C.
‘Cause it’s a bourgeois town, (etc.)

(alternative verses)
Me and my wife run all over town,
Everywhere we go the people would turn us down.

Home of the brave, land of the free,
I don’t wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie.

(alternate chorus)
Lord, it’s a bourgeois town.
Whee, it’s a bourgeois town.
I got the bourgeois blues.
I’m gonna spread the news all around.

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