Moonshine Blues

Moonshine Blues - Ma Rainey

Hold him Luke he must be a bootlegger

I've been drinking all night babe

And the night before

But when I get sober I ain't gonna drink no more

'Cause my friend's left me

Standing in my door

My head goes round and around babe

Since my baby left town

I don't know if the river's

Running up or down

But that one thing certain is

Mama's going to leave town

You'll find me reeling and a rocking

Howling like a hound

Catch the first train that's

Running Southbound

Oh stop

You'll hear me saying stop

Right through my brain

Oh stop that train

So I can ride back

Home again

Here I'm upon my knees

Play that again for me

'Cause I'm about to be a losing my mind

Boys I can't stand up I

Can't sit down

The man I love has

Done left town

I feel like screaming

I feel like crying Lord

I've been mistreated folks

And don't mind I'm dying

I'm going home I'm going to

Settle down

I'm going to stop my running around

Tell everybody that comes my way

I've got those moonshine blues I say

I've got those moonshine blues