61 Highway Blues 5:18 Trk 4 Fred McDowell Mississippi Fred McDowell - vocal and guitar Recorded Feb. 13, 1965, Como Mississippi Album: You Gotta Move, Arhoolie 304 Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com
(guitar)
Lord, that 61 Highway It's the longest road I know-whoa Lord, that 61 Highway It the longest road I know-oh She run from New York City Down the Gulf of Mexico
Lord, it's some folks said them Greyhound buses don't run Lord, it's some folks said them Greyhound buses don't run Just go to West Memphis, baby Look down Highway 61
I said, please Please see somebody for me I said ple-eee-ase Please see somebody for me If you see my baby Tell her she's alright with me
(guitar)
I'm gonna buy me a pony Can pace, fox-trot and run I'm gonna buy me a pony Can pace, fox-trot and run Lord, when you see me, pretty mama I be on Highway 61
I started school one Monday mo'ning Lord, I throwed my books away I started school one Monday mo'ning Lord, I throwed my books away I wrote a note to my teacher, Lord I gonna try 61, today
(guitar)
Lord, if I hap'n a-die, baby 'Fore you think my time have come Lord, if I hap'n a-die, baby, Lord 'Fore you think my time have come I want you bury my body-yeah Out on Highway 61
Lord, if yo' man Should have you get *boogied', baby Lord, don't want you to have no fun If your man should have you get boogied' Baby, don't want you to have no fun Just come down to my little cabin Out on Highway 61.
(guitar to end)
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*boogied - pronounced more like 'bo-gee'd or 'bo-gin' Refers to mean and/or cheap boyfriend, man or husband. As in old blues lyrics 'My Man Is Boogan Me' Lucille Bogan. (few lines below) ..'He won't buy me no shoes, he won't buy me no clothes And he's got so lowdown, he wants to put me outdoors, You know that's boogin' me'.
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(guitar)
Lord, that 61 Highway It's the longest road I know-whoa Lord, that 61 Highway It the longest road I know-oh She run from New York City Down the Gulf of Mexico
Lord, it's some folks said them Greyhound buses don't run Lord, it's some folks said them Greyhound buses don't run Just go to West Memphis, baby Look down Highway 61
I said, please Please see somebody for me I said ple-eee-ase Please see somebody for me If you see my baby Tell her she's alright with me
(guitar)
I'm gonna buy me a pony Can pace, fox-trot and run I'm gonna buy me a pony Can pace, fox-trot and run Lord, when you see me, pretty mama I be on Highway 61
I started school one Monday mo'ning Lord, I throwed my books away I started school one Monday mo'ning Lord, I throwed my books away I wrote a note to my teacher, Lord I gonna try 61, today
(guitar)
Lord, if I hap'n a-die, baby 'Fore you think my time have come Lord, if I hap'n a-die, baby, Lord 'Fore you think my time have come I want you bury my body-yeah Out on Highway 61
Lord, if yo' man Should have you get *boogied', baby Lord, don't want you to have no fun If your man should have you get boogied' Baby, don't want you to have no fun Just come down to my little cabin Out on Highway 61.
(guitar to end)
~
*boogied - pronounced more like 'bo-gee'd or 'bo-gin' Refers to mean and/or cheap boyfriend, man or husband. As in old blues lyrics 'My Man Is Boogan Me' Lucille Bogan. (few lines below) ..'He won't buy me no shoes, he won't buy me no clothes And he's got so lowdown, he wants to put me outdoors, You know that's boogin' me'.
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