My Friend Blind Lemon 3:05 Trk 1 Disc 2 (Huddie Ledbetter) Recorded: New York, February 5th 1935 Album: The Essential by Allegro Classic Blues by Document Records - compilation & prod. Gary Atkinson. CBL 200003 (dates/details not incl.) Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com Spoken: Here's a song I composed 'bout my friend Blind Lemon We's runnin' together for so many years in Dallas He went away and he stayed 'way from his wife he gots Til' they get together in seventy-five years on the *Pea And his wife lied down and dream 'bout it one night When he woke up the second night, here what she said: Dreamed last night and-a all night, night befo' Lord, I dreamed last night and-a all night, night befo' Dreamed last night and-a all night, night befo' Heard my baby knockin' on my do' Lord, I heard my baby knockin' on my do' Thought I heard my baby knockin' on my do' Cryin' babe, have I ever done you wrong? Lordy cried, my babe have I ever done you wrong? Tell me baby, have I ever done you wrong? She told her little boy to play the piano a piece for her (guitar sounds like piano) Don't know it when he come home He knocked on his do' And his wife asked him, she from de church Preacher jus' speak to his wife And devoted preacher wouldn't take him back no mo' But when he come and sung that song She walked to the do' with her hands behind her And here what she said to him 'Cold Blind Lemon, standin out there cryin' You's a long time comin', daddy, but you welcome here You's a long time comin', daddy, but you welcome here You's a long time comin', daddy, but you welcome here She tol' her little girl to play the piano piece for her (guitar sounds like piano) After little girl played the piano a piece Then the woman she sit down, she played a piece, herself (guitar sounds like piano) ~ *Pea Vine Train Also, 'peavine' came to be known as general railroad slang for any winding branch line. (more info see Max Haymes' Charlie Patton site) Thanks to Awcantor
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Copy to Clipboard: My Friend Blind Lemon 3:05 Trk 1 Disc 2 (Huddie Ledbetter) Recorded: New York, February 5th 1935 Album: The Essential by Allegro Classic Blues by Document Records - compilation & prod. Gary Atkinson. CBL 200003 (dates/details not incl.) Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com Spoken: Here's a song I composed 'bout my friend Blind Lemon We's runnin' together for so many years in Dallas He went away and he stayed 'way from his wife he gots Til' they get together in seventy-five years on the *Pea And his wife lied down and dream 'bout it one night When he woke up the second night, here what she said: Dreamed last night and-a all night, night befo' Lord, I dreamed last night and-a all night, night befo' Dreamed last night and-a all night, night befo' Heard my baby knockin' on my do' Lord, I heard my baby knockin' on my do' Thought I heard my baby knockin' on my do' Cryin' babe, have I ever done you wrong? Lordy cried, my babe have I ever done you wrong? Tell me baby, have I ever done you wrong? She told her little boy to play the piano a piece for her (guitar sounds like piano) Don't know it when he come home He knocked on his do' And his wife asked him, she from de church Preacher jus' speak to his wife And devoted preacher wouldn't take him back no mo' But when he come and sung that song She walked to the do' with her hands behind her And here what she said to him 'Cold Blind Lemon, standin out there cryin' You's a long time comin', daddy, but you welcome here You's a long time comin', daddy, but you welcome here You's a long time comin', daddy, but you welcome here She tol' her little girl to play the piano piece for her (guitar sounds like piano) After little girl played the piano a piece Then the woman she sit down, she played a piece, herself (guitar sounds like piano) ~ *Pea Vine Train Also, 'peavine' came to be known as general railroad slang for any winding branch line. (more info see Max Haymes' Charlie Patton site) Thanks to Awcantor
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