Poor Kelly Blues

Poor Kelly Blues - Big Maceo

I went up on the mountain

To see what poor Kelly done

He killed his woman

And didn't even 'tempt to run

Up on the mountain

Just to see what poor Kelly done

Well he killed his woman

And he didn't even 'tempt to run

When I found poor Kelly

He was standing in the do'

With a 32 20

And a forty-fo'

When I found poor Kelly

He was standin' in the do'

With a 32 20

And a hard-hitting forty-fo'

I ask him was he sorry

He said 'Nobody know'

'Just can't stand the way she was

Treatin' me any mo'

'Just couldn't stand

Way she was doin' me any mo'

She's a dirty mistreater

She won't jive me no mo'

He said 'I know I love her

Better than I did myself

She misused me

For somebody else'

'She know I loved her

Better than I did myself

Still she tried to misuse me

For somebody else'

'I know they gonna get me'

He said 'But I know I don't care'

They may even send me

To the 'lectric chair'

'I know they gonna get me

But baby I don't care'

There is one consolation

They won't leave my woman here