My Black Name Blues - John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson

My Black Name Track #22 2:42

Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee Williamson)

John Lee Williamson — vocal and harmonica

Chicago December 11, 1941

With Blind John Davis — piano, Charlie McCoy — bass

Alfred Elkins, imb, Washboard Sam — whd

The Essential Recordings of Sonny Boy Williamson

Indigo Recording Ltd IGOCD 2014

Now, I can hear my black name a-ringin'

All up an' down the line

Now, an' I hear my black name a-ringin'

All up an' down the line

Now, I don’t believe you love me Woman, I believe I’m just drivin' away my time, now

Well now, I have this blues before sunrise

A-with tears standin' in my eyes, now

I have the blues before sunrise

Oooh, tears standin' in my eyes

Now that make me have such a funny feelin'

Man, a feelin' I’m do to sighin'

Now last night I was layin' down dreamin'

Oh, you know an' I was dreamin' all to myself

Now last night I was layin' down dreamin'

You know an' I was dreamin' all to myself

Now an' I was just thinkin' if my woman didn’t love me I hope she ain’t in love with nobody else

Spoken:

'Oh, you know I’m goin' back down in the country

You know, where old John is'

(harmonica & instrumental)

'Believe I’ll go back in Alabama somewhere, you know'