ALBERTA
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- Song Title
- ALBERTA
- Writers
- Publisher
- FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC. (BMI)
- % Publisher Controls
- 100%
- Territory Controlled
- WORLD
- Themes/Keywords
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Blues, Drinking, fear, Lonely, Problems, Woman, Women
- Lyrics
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Oh, Alberta, oh, Alberta,
Don’t you hear me callin’ you?
Yes, Alberta, I hear you callin’,
What you want poor Alberta to do?
Oh, Alberta, oh, Alberta,
Will you tell me where did you stay last night
When you didn’t come home
Till a little bit before daylight?
Oh, Alberta, oh, Alberta,
Tell me what in the hell you mean?
The way you sneaking out on me
Beats all I ever seen.
You’s a brown skinned woman, you’s a brown skinned woman,
You’ll never leave your Leadhead driver down
And it’s just like a woman
To make a jackrabbit hug a hound.
Oh, Alberta, oh, Alberta,
Will you tell me what in the hell you mean,
The way you been actin’ like
Been drinkin’ Benedictine?
Oh, Alberta, oh, Alberta,
Don’t you hear me calling you?
Now you’re three times seven
Know just what you wanna do.
(Additional verses from Library of Congress recording)
Run here, Alberta,
Run here, Alberta,
Take your seat down on my knee,
The way you treats me is sho’ been worryin’ me.
I woke up this mornin’,
I woke up this mornin’,
With the blues right there ‘roun’ ma bed,
Went to eat my breakfas’ and the blues all in my bread.
I sent for you yesterday,
I sent for you yesterday,
An’ here you come a-rackin’ today,
Got your mouth wide open an’ you don’t know what to say.
I lied down last night,
I lied down last night,
I was turnin’ from side to side,
Honey, I was not sick, but I was jus’ dissatisfied.
Please, Alberta,
Please, Alberta,
Tell me what in the world you mean,
Honey, the way you treatin’ me, beats all I ever seen.
I ain’ never loved, babe,
I ain’ never loved, babe,
How in the world do you think I should?
The women these days don’ mean no one man no good.
They’ll spen’ yo’ money,
They’ll spen’ yo’ money,
I swear to God, Lawd, they’ll soak yo’ clothes,
Git mad with you an’ chunk yo’ trunk outdoors.
I got a new way o’ spellin’,
I got a new way o’ spellin’,
O, Memphu-uh-us, Tennessee,
Double e, double t, Lawd, double n, x y z.
Take me, Alberta,
Take me, Alberta,
Set me down in yo’ rockin’ chair,
So when the blues overtake me, I can rock on away from here.VIEW COMPLETE FEWER LYRICS
Recordings
| Recording Artist | Genre | Mood | Arrangement | Era | iTunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Muldaur | Singer/Songwriter | Cheerful, Tuneful | Accordion, Drums, Strings, Vocal | 1990's |
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| Lead Belly | Blues | Nostalgic, Soulful | Acoustic Guitar, Vocal | 1940's |
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| Lead Belly | Blues | Nostalgic, Soulful | Acoustic Guitar, Vocal | 1940's |
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