Walking Blues

by Son House

From the album: The Legendary 1941-1942 Recordings in Chronological Sequence

Track 10 of 14 on The Legendary 1941-1942 Recordings in Chronological Sequence (1970).

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Lyrics for Walking Blues

Got up this morning, feeling around for my shoes Know by that I got the walking blues I say, I got up this morning, I was feeling around for my shoes I say, I know by that now I got the walking blues The blues ain't nothing but a low down shake and chill If you ain't had them, I hope you never will Oh, the blues is a low down, whoa, shake and chill Well now, if you ain't had them, boys, I hope you never will When you get worried, drop me a line If I don't go crazy, honey, I'm going to lose my mind When you get worried, I said sit down and drop me a line If I don't go crazy, honey, I'm going to lose my mind Your hair ain't curly, your doggone eyes ain't blue If you don't want me with the world, I want with you Oh, your hair ain't curly and your doggone eyes ain't blue I said now if you don't want me, baby, with the world, I want with you Don't a man feel bad when the good Lord's sun goes down He don't have nobody to throw his arms around Can't a man feel bad, I say, when the good Lord's sun goes down I say, he don't have a soul not to throw his arms around Looky here, baby, what you want me to do? I've done all I could just to get along with you Looky here, honey, what do you want poor me to do? I said I've done all I could, honey, just to get along with you You know I love my baby like a cow loves to chew her cud I'm laying around here though I ain't doing no good I love you, honey, like a cow loves to chew her cud Oh, I'm laying around here, baby, well, I sure ain't doing no good You know to me it seems like hours, but it seems like days Seems like my baby done stop her low down ways Oh, to me it seems like hours, I said that it seems like days It seems like my baby done stop her low down ways I'm going to the gypsy now to have my fortune told I believe somebody's stealing my jelly roll I'm going to the gypsy, I believe I'll have my fortune told 'Cause I believe somebody is trying to steal my jelly roll Got up this morning, feeling sick and bad Thinking about the good times that I once have had I say, soon this morning I was feeling so sick and bad You know I was thinking about the good times now that I once have had The sun is going down behind that old western hill Oh, behind that old western hill And I wouldn't do nothing, boys, not against my mama's will You know I'm going away, I'm gonna stay a great long time I ain't coming back, honey, until you change your mind Oh, I'm going away, I believe I'll stay a great long time I say I ain't coming back, honey, until you change your mind

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  2. Camp Hollers
  3. Delta Blues
  4. Special Rider Blues
  5. Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
  6. Depot Blues
  7. The Key Of Minor
  8. American Defense
  9. Am I Right Or Wrong
  10. Walking Blues
  11. County Farm Blues
  12. The Pony Blues
  13. The Jinx Blues - Part 1
  14. The Jinx Blues - Part 2