Got The Blues, I Can’t Be Satisfied
(Mississippi John Hurt)
1928
I got the blues, I can’t be satisfied (2x)
You can keep those blues, gonna catch that train and ride. Continue Reading
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The First Shot Missed Him
(Cecil Mack, Chris Smith, Everett J. Smith)
1912
Well, the first shot missed him, a mile away
The last shot got him, so they say
Oh, the last shot got him
The last shot got him. Continue Reading
Avalon Blues
(Mississippi John Hurt)
1928
Avalon, my hometown, always on my mind.
Avalon, my hometown.
Pretty mamas in Avalon, want me there all the time. Continue Reading
Spike Driver Blues
(John Hurt)
INSTRUMENTAL INTRO/VERSE
Take this hammer and carry it to the captain,
Tell him I’m gone. Tell him I’m gone. Oh, tell him I’m gone.
Take this hammer and carry it to the captain,
Oh, tell him I’m gone. Tell him I’m gone. I sure am gone. Continue Reading