FORT WORTH AND DALLAS BLUES

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Song Title
FORT WORTH AND DALLAS BLUES
Writers
Ledbetter, Huddie, Lomax Alan, Lomax John A
Publisher
Essex Italiana Edizioni Musicali SRL
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
Italy
Themes/Keywords
Blues, Diseases, Heart, Illness, Woman
Lyrics
Got the Fort Worth blues and the Dallis heart disease (2)
Can’t keep my woman from all time worrying me.

Look here, pretty mama, tell me where you gone.
If you can’t tell me, sure gonna be your wrong.

I taken you, woman, honey, to be my friend.
Yes, look what a hole, gal, you got me in.

Got the Fort Worth blues and the Dallis heart disease,
And the blues I’ve got, they keep on worrying me.

Good morning blues, blues how do you do?
I’m doing fairly well, baby, how are you?

You want me, baby, to be like Jesse James.

(verses from Library of Congress recording)
Got the Fort Worth blues and the Dallis heart disease.
Can’t keep my woman, Lord, from worrying me.

Can’t lay down for dreaming, I just can’t sleep for crying.
I just can’t wear that black woman off-a my mind.

If I don’t go crazy, hon’, I’ll go stone blind
‘Cause that black woman she sure do worry my mind

The first time I met her she’s holding out her hand.
When I give her my money, she gives it to her brand new man.

Got the Fort Worth blues and Dallis heart disease.
I can’t help from thinking, “Do that woman love me?”

Baby, I’m so glad, hon’, that I can’t see.
Oh, you can’t make no fat mouth outta me.

If you want me, woman, to be like Jesse James,
Take two or three shooters and rob some passenger train.

If you want me, woman, to shoot like Jessie James,
Got to pack your suitcase and find you a brand new man.

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
Lead Belly Acoustic Blues Confrontational, Nostalgic, Sentimental, Soulful Acoustic Guitar, Vocal 1930's Buy >

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