I walked all the way from East Saint Louis
I never had but that one, one thin dime
I laid my head in a New York woman's lap
She laid her little cute head in mine
She tried to mak...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Blind Willie McTell
She's a real kind mama looking for another man
She ain't got nobody to hold her hand
Way down yonder on Cripple Creek
Hemp don't grow but sixteen feet
Would go to bed but it ain't ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Blind Willie McTell
Broke and ain't got a dime (repeat)
Everybody get in hard luck sometime.
Standin' on Cairo Street one day (repeat)
One dime was all I had.
Mama, don't treat your daughter mean (r...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Blind Willie McTell
My love don't change
There's going to be some stealing
My love don't change
There's going to be some stealing done
And if I backbite you
I don't mean no harm
What do you want with...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Blind Willie McTell
You must lay some flowers on my grave
You must lay some flowers on my grave
My mother and father have gone
Left me in this world alone
You must lay some flowers on my grave
My fat...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Blind Willie McTell
Little Jesse was a gambler, night and day
He used crooked cards and dice.
Sinful guy, good hearted but had no soul
Heart was hard and cold like ice
Jesse was a wild reckless gambl...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Blind Willie McTell
Wake up mama, don't you sleep so hard
Wake up mama, don't you sleep so hard
For it's these old blues walkin' all over your yard
I've got these blues [Incomprehensible] I'm not sati...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Blind Willie McTell
You may fall from the mountain, drown in the deep blue sea
You ain't did the right fallin', til you fall in love with me
You's a love makin' mama, sweet as you can be
Ah you may be...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Blind Willie McTell
Said I'm almost crazy, and I'm all here by myself
Said I'm almost crazy, I'm all here by myself
Ah these wimmen 'bout to run me crazy, Lord she's got someone else
Lord she's 'bout...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Blind Willie McTell
Undertaker, undertaker, please take it slow
You're takin' the one I love, won't bring her back no
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Don't a man feel bad, when his baby's on the coolin'
Board
Don't a man feel b...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Blind Willie McTell