="malted_milk">MALTED MILK</A></P></B>
<PRE>I keep drinkin' malted milk
    tryin' to drive my blues away
I keep drinkin' malted milk
    tryin' to drive my blues away
Baby, you just as welcome to my lovin'
    as the flowers is in May
Malted milk, malted milk
    keep rushin' to my head
Malted milk, malted milk
    keep rushin' to my head
And I have a funny, funny feelin'
    and I'm talkin' all out my head
Baby, fix me one more drink
    and hug your daddy one more time
Baby, fix me one more drink
    and hug your daddy one more time
Keep on stirrin' in my malted milk, mama
    until I change my mind
My doorknob keeps on turnin'
    it must be spooks around my bed
My doorknob keeps on turnin'
    must be spooks around my bed
I have a warm, old feelin'
    and the hair risin' on my head</PRE>
<B><P><A NAME="drunken_hearted_man_1">DRUNKEN HEARTED MAN (take 1)</A></P></B>
<PRE>I'm a drunken hearted man
    my life seem so misery
I'm the drunken hearted man
    my life seem so misery
And if I could change my way of livin'
    It t'would mean so much to me
I been dogged and I been driven
    eve' since I left my mother's home
I been dogged and I been driven
    eve' since I left my mother's home
And I can't see the reason why
    that I can't leave these no-good womens alone
My father died and left me
    my poor mother done the best that she could
My father died and left me
    my poor mother done the best she could
Every man likes that game you call love
    but it don't mean no man no good
Now, I'm the drunken hearted man
    and sin was the cause of it all
    spoken: Oh, play 'em, now
I'm a drunken hearted man
    and sin was the cause of it all
And the day that you get weak for no-good women
    that's the day that you bound to fall</PRE>
<B><P><A NAME="drunken_hearted_man_2">DRUNKEN HEARTED MAN (take 2)</A></P></B>
<PRE>I'm a drunken hearted man
    my life seem so misery
I'm the poor drunken hearted man
    my life seem so misery
And if I could only change my way of livin'
    it t'would mean so much to me
I been dogged and I been driven
    eve' since I left my mother's home
I been dogged and I been driven
    eve' since I left my mother's home
And I can't see the reason why
    that I can't leave these no good womens alone
My poor father died and left me
    and my mother done the best that she could
My poor father died and left me
    and my mother done the best that she could
Every man love that game you call love
    but it don't mean no man no good
I'm the poor drunken hearted man
    and sin was the cause of it all
I'm a poor drunken hearted man
    and sin was the cause of it all
But the day you get weak for no good women
    that's the day that you surely fall</PRE>
<B><P><A NAME="me_and_the_devil_blues_1">ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES (take 1)</A></P></B>
<PRE>Early this mornin'
    when you knocked upon my door
Early this mornin', ooh
    when you knocked upon my door
And I said, "Hello, Satan,
    I believe it's time to go."
Me and the Devil
    was walkin' side by side
Me and the Devil, ooh
    was walkin' side by side
And I'm goin' to beat my woman
    until I get satisfied
She say you don't see why
    that you will dog me 'round
    spoken: Now, babe, you know you ain't doin' me
    right, don'cha
She say you don't see why, ooh
    that you will dog me 'round
It must-a be that old evil spirit
    so deep down in the ground
You may bury my body
    down by the highway side
    spoken: Baby, I don't care where you bury my
    body when I'm dead and gone
You may bury my body, ooh
    down by the highway side
So my old evil spirit
    can catch a Greyhound bus and ride</PRE>
<B><P><A NAME="me_and_the_devil_blues_2">ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES (take 2)</A></P></B>
<PRE>Early this mornin'
    when you knocked upon my door
Early this mornin', ooh
    when you knocked upon my door
And I said, "Hello, Satan,
    I believe it's time to go."
Me and the Devil
    was walkin' side by side
Me and the Devil, ooh
    was walkin' side by side
I'm goin' to beat my woman
    until I get satisfied
She say you don't see why
    that I will dog her 'round
    spoken: Now, baby, you know you ain't doin' me
    right, now
She say you don't see why, ooh
    that I will dog her 'round
It must-a be that old evil spirit
    so deep down in the ground
You may bury my body
    down by the highway side
    spoken: Baby, I don't care where you bury my
    body when  I'm dead and gone
You may bury my body, ooh
    down by the highway side
So my old evil spirit
    can get a Greyhound bus and ride</PRE>
<STRONG><P><A NAME="stop_breakin_down_blues_1">STOP BREAKIN' DOWN BLUES (take 1)</A></P>
</STRONG><PRE>Everytime I'm walkin'
    down the streets
Some pretty mama start breakin'
    down with me
Stop breakin' down
    yes, stop breakin' down
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
    hoo hoo, it'll make you lose your mind
I can't walk the streets, now, con...
    consolate my mind
Some no-good woman she starts
    breakin' down
Stop breakin' down
    please, stop breakin' down
The stuff I got it gon' bust your brains out
    hoo hoo, it'll make you lose your mind
Now, you Saturday night womens
    you love to ape and clown
You won't do nothin' but tear a good man
    reputation down Stop breakin' down
    please, stop breakin' down
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
    hoo hoo, it'll make you lose your mind
Now, I give my baby, now, the
    ninety-nine degree
She jumped up and throwed a pistol
    down on me Stop breakin' down
    please, stop breakin' down
Stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
    hoo hoo, it'll make you lose your mind
I can't start walkin'
    down the streets
But some pretty mama don't start breakin' down with me
Stop breakin' down
    yes, stop breakin' down
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
    hoo hoo, it'll make you lose your mind</PRE>
<I><P>N</I>otes<I>: 1. Among the various definitions of "break down" is "to give way to<BR>
       emotion" (Webster's).</P></I>
<B><P><A NAME="stop_breakin_down_blues_2">STOP BREAKIN' DOWN BLUES (take 2)</A></P></B>
<PRE>Now, I can't walk the streets, now
    to consolate my mind
Some pretty mama, she start
    breakin' down
Stop breakin' down
    please, stop breakin' down
Now, the stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
    hoo hoo, it'll make you lose your mind
I can't walk the streets, now, to consolate my mind
Some no-good woman, now, she start breakin' down
Stop breakin' down
    please, stop breakin' down
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
    hoo hoo, it'll make you lose your mind
You know the Saturday night women, now
    they love to ape and clown
They won't do nothin' but tear yo'
    reputation down
Stop breakin' down
    please, stop breakin' down
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
    hoo hoo, it'll make you lose your mind
Now  I gave my baby
    that ninety-nine degree
She jumped up and throwed a pistol
    down on me
Stop breakin' down
    please, stop breakin' down
That stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
    hoo hoo, it'll make you lose your mind
Now, that fiddle player, now, use
    rosum on his bow
That don't make your fiddle cry, baby, you know it
    don't go
Stop breakin' down
    please, stop breakin' down
The stuff I got'll bust your brains out, baby
    hoo hoo, it'll make you lose your mind</PRE>
<I><P>Notes: 1. See notes to "Stop Breakin' Down Blues" (take1).</P></I>
<B><P><A NAME="traveling_riverside_blues">TRAVELING RIVERSIDE BLUES</A></P></B>
<PRE>If your man get personal
    want you to have your fun
If your man get personal
    want you to have your fun
Just come on back to Friars Point, mama, and
    barrelhouse all night long
I got womens in Vicksburg
    clean on into Tennessee
I got womens in Vicksburg
    clean on into Tennessee
But my Friars Point rider, now
    hops all over me
I ain't gon' to state no color, but her
    front teeth crowned with gold
I ain't gon' to state no color, but her
    front teeth is crowned with gold
She got a mortgage on my body, now, and a
    lien on my soul
Lord, I'm goin' to Rosedale, gon' take my
    rider by my side
Lord, I'm goin' to Rosedale, gon' take my
    rider by my side
We can still barrelhouse, baby, 'cause it's
    on the river side
Now, you can squeeze my lemon 'til the
    juice run down my...
    spoken: Til the juice run down my leg, baby, you
    know what I'm talkin' 'bout.
You can squeeze my lemon 'til the
    juice run down my leg
    spoken: That's what I'm talkin' 'bout, now.
But I'm goin' back to Friars Point, if I be rockin'
    to my head</PRE>
<I><P>Notes: 1. Friars Point and Rosedale are both located on Mississippi<BR>
       Highway I, commonly called the River Road, some 45 miles<BR>
       apart. Vicksburg, further south, is also on the river, but on U.S.<BR>
       Highway 61 where it intersects Interstate 20, some 230 miles<BR>
       from Memphis.</P></I>
<B><P><A NAME="honeymoon_blues">HONEYMOON BLUES</A></P></B>
<PRE>Betty Mae, Betty Mae
    you shall be my wife someday
Betty Mae, Betty Mae
    you shall be my wife someday
I wants a little sweet girl
    that will do anything that I say
Betty Mae, you is my heartstring
    you is my destiny
Betty Mae, you is my heartstring
    you is my destiny
And you rolls <U>d</U>across my mind
    baby, each and every day
Li'l girl, li'l girl
    my life seem so misery
Hmm hmm-mmm, little girl
    my life seem so misery
Baby, I guess it must be love, now
    hoom-mmm, Lord, that's takin' effect on me
Some day I will return
    with the marriage license in my hand
Some day I will return
    hoo hoo, 'th a marriage license in my hand
I'm 'on' take you for a honeymoon
    in some long, long distant land</PRE>
<B><P><A NAME="love_in_vain_1">LOVE IN VAIN (take 1)</A></P></B>
<PRE>SPOKEN: "I wanna go with our next one myself"

And I followed her to the station
    with a suitcase in my hand
And I followed her to the station
    with a suitcase in my hand
Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell
    when all your love's in vain
All my love's in vain
When the train rolled up to the station
    I looked her in the eye
When the train rolled up to the station
    and I looked her in the eye
Well, I was lonesome, I felt so lonesome
    and I could not help but cry
All my love's in vain
When the train, it left the station
    with two lights on behind
When the train, it left the station
    with two lights on behind
Well, the blue light was my blues
    and the red light was my mind
All my love's in vain
Ou hou ou ou ou
    hoo, Willie Mae
Oh oh oh oh oh hey
    hoo, Willie Mae
Ou ou ou ou ou ou
    hee vee oh woe
All my love's in vain</PRE>
<B><P><A NAME="love_in_vain_4">LOVE IN VAIN (take 4)</A></P></B>
<PRE>And I followed her to the station
    with my suitcase in my hand
And I followed her to the station
    with suitcase in my hand
Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell
    when all your love's in vain
All my love's in vain
When the train rolled up to the station
    and I looked her in the eye
When the train rolled up to the station
    and I looked her in the eye
Well, I felt lonesome, I was lonesome
    and I could not help but cry
All my love's in vain
When the train, it left the station
    with two lights on behind
When the train, it left the station
    with two lights on behind
Well, the blue light was my blues
    and the red light was my mind
All my love's in vain
Eee eee eee eee ooo
    hoo,Willie Mae
Ey ey ey ey ey ey ey
    hoo, Willie Mae
Ey ey ey hey hey hey hey
    hee vee oh woe
All my love's in vain</PRE>
<STRONG><P><A NAME="milkcows_calf_blues_2">MILKCOW'S CALF BLUES (take 2)</A></P>
</STRONG><PRE>Tell me, milk cow
    what on Earth is wrong with you?
Te-hell me, milk cow
    what on Earth is wrong with you?
Well, well, you have a new calf, hoo hoo
    and your milk is turnin' blue
Your calf is hungry
    and I believe he needs a suck
    spoken: Now, you know that calf done got hungry
Your calf is hungry
    and I believe he needs a suck
Well, now, but the milk is turnin' blue, hoo hoo
    and I believe he's outta luck
Now I feel like milkin' and my
    cow won't come
I feel like chu'in' it and my
    milk won't turn
I'm cryin' plea-hease
    plea-hease, don't do me wrong
You can give-a right milk and butter, now, baby
    you-hoo, will stay at home
My milk cow been ramblin'
    hoo hoo, for miles around
My milk cow been ramblin'
    hoo hoo, for miles around
She been troublin' some other bull cow, hoo hoo
    Lord, in this man's town</PRE>
<B><P><A NAME="milkcows_calf_blues_3">MILKCOW'S CALF BLUES (take 3)</A></P></B>
<PRE>Te-hell me, milk cow
    what on Earth is wrong with you?
Ooo ooo eee, milk cow
    what on Earth is wrong with you?
Now, you have a little calf, hoo hoo
    and your milk is turnin' blue
Now, your calf is hungry
    I believe he needs a suck
Now, your calf is hungry
    hoo hoo, I believe he needs a suck
But your milk is turnin' blue, hoo hoo
    I believe he's outta luck
Now, I feel like milkin' and my
    cow won't come
I feel like chu'in' it and my
    milk won't turn
I'm cryin', plea-ease
    plea-ease, don't do me wrong
If you see my milk cow, baby, now-how
    plea-ease, drive her home
My milk cow been ramblin'
    hoo hee, for miles around
My milk cow been ramblin'
    hoo hoo, for miles around
Well, now, can you suck on some other man's bull cow
    hoo hoo, in this strange man's town?</PRE>