Robert Johnson Текст песни - MALTED MILK 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"
Robert Johnson Текст песни - ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES (take 1) 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
Robert Johnson Текст песни - ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES (take 2) 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
Robert Johnson Текст песни - PHONOGRAPH BLUES (take 1) Beatrice, she got a phonograph and it won"t say a lonesome word Beatrice, she got a phonograph but it won"t say a lonesome word What evil have I done what evil has the poor girl heard Beatrice, I love my phonograph but you have broke my windin" chain Beatrice, I love my phonogra"-ooo honey, you have broke my windin" chain And you"ve taken my lovin" and give it to your other man Now, we played it on the sofa, now we played it "side the wall My needles have got rusty, baby they will not play at all We played it on the sofa and we played it "side the wall But my needles have got rusty and it will not play at all Beatrice, I go crazy baby, I will lose my mind And I go cra"-eee honey, I will lose my mind Why"n"t you bring your clothes back home and try me one more time She got a phonograph and it won"t say a lonesome word She got a phonograph ooo-won"t say a lonesome word What evil have I done
Robert Johnson Текст песни - PHONOGRAPH BLUES (take 2) Beatrice got a phonograph and it won"t say a lonesome word Beatrice got a phonograph and it won"t say a lonesome word What evil have I done what evil have the poor girl heard Beatrice I love my phonograph but you broke my windin" chain Beatrice I love my phonograph but you have broke my windin" chain And you taken my lovin" and you give it to yo" other man And we played it on the sofa and we played it "side the wall And we played it on the sofa and we played it "side the wall But boys, my needles have got rusty and it will not play a-t"all Mmm, Beezatrice, I love my phonograph-mmm babe, and I"m bound to lose my mind Beatrice, I love my phonograph and I"m "bout to lose my mind Why"n"t you bring your clothes back home baby, and try me one more time Now, my phonograph, mmm babe, it won"t say a lonesome word My little phonograph and it won"t say a lonesome word What evil have I done what evil have the poor girl heard Now, Beatrice won"t you bring your clothes back home Now, Beatrice won"t you bring your clothes back home I wanna wind your little phonograph
Robert Johnson Текст песни - PREACHING BLUES (UP JUMPED THE DEVIL) Mmmmm mmmmm I"s up this mornin" ah, blues walkin" like a man I"s up this mornin" ah, blues walkin" like a man Worried blues give me your right hand And the blues fell mama"s child tore me all upside down Blues fell mama"s child and it tore me all upside down Travel on, poor Bob just cain"t turn you" round The blu-u-u-u-ues is a low-down shakin" chill spoken: Yes, preach "em now. Mmmmm mmmmm is a low-down shakin" chill You ain"t never had "em, I hope you never will Well, the blues is a achin" old heart disease spoken: Do it now. You gon" do it? Tell me all about it. Let the blues is a low-down achin" heart disease Like consumption killing me by degrees I can study rain oh, oh, drive, oh, oh, drive my blues I been studyin" the rain and I"m "on" drive my blues away Goin" to the "stil"ry
Robert Johnson Текст песни - RAMBLING ON MY MIND (take 1) I got ramblin" I got ramblin" on my mind I got ramblin" I got ramblin" all on my mind Hate to leave my baby but you treats me so unkind I got mean things I got mean things all on my mind Little girl, little girl I got mean things all on my mind Hate to leave you here, babe but you treats me so unkind Runnin" down to the station catch the first mail train I see spoken: I think I hear her comin" now Runnin" down to the station catch that old first mail train I see I got the blues "bout Miss So-and-So and the child got the blues about me And I"m leavin" this mornin" with my arm" fold" up and cryin" And I"m leavin" this mornin" with my arm" fold" upped and cryin" I hate to leave my baby but she treats me so unkind I got mean things I"ve got mean things on my mind I got mean things I got mean things all on my mind I got to leave my baby
Robert Johnson Текст песни - RAMBLING ON MY MIND (take 2) I got ramblin" I got ramblin" on my mind I"ve got ramblin" I got ramblin" all on my mind Hate to leave my baby but you treats me so unkind And now babe I will never forgive you anymore Little girl, little girl I will never forgive you anymore You know you did not want me baby, why did you tell me so? And I"m runnin" down to the station catch that first mail train I see spoken: I hear her comin" now. An" I"m runnin" down to the station catch that old first mail train I see I"ve got the blues "bout Miss So-and-So and the child got the blues about me An" they"s de"ilment she got devilment on her mind She got devilment little girl, you got devilment all on your mind Now I got to leave this mornin" with my arm" a-fold" up and cryin" I believe I believe my time ain"t long I believe I believe that my time ain"t long But I"m leavin" this mornin"
Robert Johnson Текст песни - STONES IN MY PASSWAY I got stones in my passway and my road seem dark as night I got stones in my passway and my road seem dark as night I have pains in my heart they have taken my appetite I have a bird to whistle and I have a bird to sing Have a bird to whistle and I have a bird to sing I got a woman that I"m lovin" boy, but she don"t mean a thing My enemies have betrayed me have overtaken poor Bob at last My enemies have betrayed me have overtaken poor Bob at last An" "ere"s one thing certainly they have stones all in my pass Now you tryin" to take my life and all my lovin", too You laid a passway for me now what are you trying to do I"m cryin" please plea-ease let us be friends And when you hear me howlin" in my passway, rider plea-ease open your door and let me in I got three legs to truck home boys, please don"t block my road I got three legs to truck home boys, please don"t block my road I"ve been feelin" ashamed "bout my rider
Robert Johnson Текст песни - STOP BREAK 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
Robert Johnson Текст песни - SWEET HOME CHICAGO Oh baby, don"t you want to go Oh baby, don"t you want to go Back to the land of California to my sweet home Chicago Oh baby, don"t you want to go Oh baby, don"t you want to go Back to the land of California to my sweet home Chicago Now one and one is two two and two is four I"m heavy loaded baby I"m booked, I gotta go Cryin", baby honey, don"t you want to go Back to the land of California to my sweet home Chicago Now two and two is four four and two is six You gon" keep on monkeyin" "round here friend-boy, you gon" get your business all in a trick But I"m cryin", baby honey, don"t you want to go Back to the land of California to my sweet home Chicago Now fix and two is eight eight and two is ten Friend-boy, she trick you one time she sure gon" do it again But I"m cryin", hey, hey baby, don"t you want to go To the land of California to my sweet home Chicago I"m goin" to California from there to Des Moines, Iowa Somebody will tell me that you need my help someday, cryin" Hey hey baby, don"t you want to go Back to the land of California
Robert Johnson Текст песни - TERRAPLANE BLUES And I feel so lonesome you hear me when I moan When I feel so lonesome you hear me when I moan Who been drivin" my Terraplane for you since I been gone I"d said I flash your lights, mama your horn won"t even blow spoken: Somebody"s been runnin" my batteries down on this machine I even flash my lights, mama this horn won"t even blow Got a short in this connection hoo-well, babe, it"s way down below I"m "on" h"ist your hood, mama I"m bound to check your oil I"m gon" h"ist your hood, mama-mmm I"m bound to check your oil I got a woman that I"m lovin" way down in Arkansas Now, you know the coils ain"t even buzzin" little generator won"t get the spark Motor"s in a bad condition, you gotta have these batteries charged But I"m cryin", please plea-hease don"t do me wrong Who been drivin" my Terraplane now for you-hoo since I been gone Mr. Highwayman plea-hease don"t block the road Puh hee hee plea-hease don"t block the road " Cause she"s re"ist"rin" a cold one hundred and I"m booked and I got to go Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm You ooo ooo ooo you hear me weep and moan Who been drivin" my Terraplane now for you-hoo since I been gone I"m "on" get deep down in this connection keep on tanglin" with your wires I"m "on" get deep down in this connection hoo-well, keep on tanglin" with these wires And when I mash down on your little starter
Robert Johnson Текст песни - TRAVELING RIVERSIDE BLUES 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"
Robert Johnson Текст песни - WALKING BLUES I woke up this mornin" feelin" "round for my shoes Know "bout "at I got these old walkin" blues, woke Up this mornin" feelin" "round oh, for my shoes But you know "bout "at I got these old walkin" blues Lord, I feel like blowin" my woh-old lonesome home Got up this mornin", my little Ber- nice was gone, Lord I feel like blow-ooon" my lonesome home Well, I got up this mornin" woh-all I had was gone Well-ah leave this morn" if I have to woh, ride the blind, ah I"ve feel mistreated and I don"t mind dyin" Leavin" this morn", ah I have to ride a blind Babe, I been mistreated baby, and I don"t mind dyin" Well some people tell me that the worried blues ain"t bad Worst old feelin" I most ever had, some people tell me that these old worried old blues ain"t bad It"s the worst old feelin" I most ever had She got a Elgin movement from her head down to her toes Break in on a dollar most any- where she goes, ooo ooooooooo To her head down to her toes spoken: Oh, honey Lord, she break in on a dollar
Robert Johnson Текст песни - WHEN YOU GOT A GOOD FRIEND (take 1) When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side Give her all of your spare time love and treat her right I mistreated my baby and I can"t see no reason why I mistreated my baby but I can"t see no reason why Everytime I think about it I just wring my hands and cry Wonder could I bear apologize or would she sympathize with me Mmmmm mmm mmm would she sympathize with me She"s a brownskin woman just as sweet as a girl friend can be Mmm mmm babe, I may be right ay wrong Baby, it"s yo"y opinion oh, I may be right ay wrong Watch your close friend, baby then your ene"ies can"t do you no harm When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side Give her all of your spare time-aah
Robert Johnson Текст песни - WHEN YOU GOT A GOOD FRIEND (take 2) Mmm, when you got a good friend that will stay right by your side When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side Give her all of your spare time try to love and treat her right I mistreated my baby I can"t see no reason why I mistreated my baby I can"t see no reason why Everytime I thinks about it I just wring my hands and cry Wonder could I bear apologize or would she sympathize with me Mmmmmmmmmm or would she sympathize with me She"s a brownskin woman just as sweet as a girl friend can be I love my baby but I can"t make that agee I love that woman but what can we can"t agree I really love that woman nnn, wonder why we can"t agree It"s your opinion friend-girl, I may be right or wrong It"s yo"y opinion friend-girl, I may be right or wrong But when you watch your close friend, baby then your enemies can"t do you no harm When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side When you got a good friend that will stay right by your side Give her all of your spare time
Robert Johnson Текст песни - 32-20 BLUES "F I send for my baby and she don"t come "F I send for my baby man, and she don"t come All the doctors in Hot Springs sure can"t help her none And if she gets unruly thinks she don"t wan" do If she gets unruly and thinks she don"t wan" do Take my 32-20, now, and cut her half in two She got a .38 special but I b"lieve it"s most too light She got a .38 special but I b"lieve it"s most too light I got a 32-20, got to make the camps alright If I send for my baby, man, and she don"t come If I send for my baby man, and she don"t come All the doctors in Hot Springs sure can"t help her none I"m gonna shoot my pistol, gonna shoot my Gatling gun I"m "onna shoot my pistol, got-ta shoot my Gatling gun You made me love you now your man have come Ah-oh baby, where you stay last night Ah-ah baby, where you stayed last night You got your hair all tangled and you ain"t talkin" right
Robert Johnson Текст песни - COME ON IN MY KITCHEN (take 1) Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm You better come on in my kitchen babe, it"s goin" to be rainin" outdoors Ah, the woman I love took from my best friend Some joker got lucky stole her back again You better come on in my kitchen baby, it"s goin" to be rainin" outdoors Oh-ah, she"s gone I know she won"t come back I"ve taken the last nickel out of her nation sack You better come on in my kitchen babe, it"s goin" to be rainin" outdoors spoken: Oh, can"t you hear that wind howl? Oh-y", can"t you hear that wind would howl? You better come on in my kitchen baby, it"s goin" to be rainin" outdoors When a woman gets in trouble everybody throws her down Lookin" for her good friend none can be found You better come on in my kitchen baby, it"s gon" to be rainin" outdoors Winter time"s comin" hit"s gon" be slow You can"t make the winter, babe that"s dry long so You better come on in my kitchen
Robert Johnson Текст песни - COME ON IN MY KITCHEN (take 2) Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm You better come on in my kitchen it"s goin" to be rainin" outdoors When a woman get in trouble everybody, throws her down Lookin" for yo" good friend none can be found You better come on in my kitchen it"s goin" to be rainin" outdoors Nnn, the woman I love took from my best friend Some joker got lucky stole her back again She better come on in my kitchen baby, it"s goin" to be rainin" outdoors spoken: Mama, can"t you hear that wind howl? Oh how the wind do howl! You better come on in my kitchen mmm, baby, it"s goin" to be rainin" outdoors Nnn, the woman that I love I crave to see She"s up the country won"t write to me Then, you better come on in my kitchen goin" to be rainin" outdoors I went to the mountain far as my eyes could see Some other man got my woman lonesome blues got me But she better come on in my kitchen cause it"s goin" to be rainin" outdoors My mama dead papa well"s to be Ain"t got nobody to love and care for me She better come on in this kitchen
Robert Johnson Текст песни - CROSS ROAD BLUES (take 1) I went to the crossroad fell down on my knees I went to the crossroad fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above "Have mercy, now save poor Bob, if you please" Yeeoo, standin" at the crossroad tried to flag a ride oooo ooee eeee I tried to flag a ride Didn"t nobody seem to know me, babe everybody pass me by Standin" at the crossroad, baby risin" sun goin" down Standin" at the crossroad, baby eee eee eee, risin" sun goin" down I believe to my soul, now po" Bob is sinkin" down You can run, you can run tell my friend Willie Brown You can run, you can run tell my friend Willie Brown "at I got the crossroad blues this mornin", Lord babe, I"m sinkin" down And I went to the crossroad, mama I looked east and west I went to the crossroad, baby I looked east and west Lord, I didn"t have no sweet woman
Robert Johnson Текст песни - CROSS ROAD BLUES (take 2) I went to the crossroad fell down on my knees I went to the crossroad fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above "Have mercy save poor Bob, if you please" Mmmmm, standin" at the crossroad I tried to flag a ride Standin" at the crossroad I tried to flag a ride Didn"t nobody seem to know me everybody pass me by Mmm, the sun goin" down, boy dark gon" catch me here oooo ooee eeee boy, dark gon" catch me here I haven"t got no lovin" sweet woman that love and feel my care You can run, you can run tell my friend-boy Willie Brown You can run tell my friend-boy Willie Brown Lord, that I"m standin" at the crossroad, babe
Robert Johnson Текст песни - DEAD SHRIMP BLUES I woke up this mornin"-nnn and all my shrimps was dead and gone I woke up this mornin", ooh all my shrimps was dead and gone I was thinkin" about you, baby why you hear me weep and moan I got dead shrimps here someone is fishin" in my pond I got dead shrimps he"-ooh someone fishin" in my pond I"ve served my best bait, baby and I can"t do that no harm Keverything I do, babe, you got your mouth stuck out Hole where I used to fish, you got me posted out Everything I do you got your mouth stuck out At the hole where I used to fish, baby you"ve got me posted out I got dead shrimps here, "n" someone fishin" in my pond I got dead shrimps here someone fishin" in my pond Catchin" my goggle-eye perches and they barbecuin" the bone Now you take my shrimp, baby you know you turned me down I couldn"t do nothin" until I got myself unwound You taken my shrimp ohh, know you turned me down Babe, I couldn"t do nothin"
Robert Johnson Текст песни - DRUNKEN HEARTED MAN (take 1) 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
Robert Johnson Текст песни - DRUNKEN HEARTED MAN (take 2) 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
