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Thread #104571   Message #2145300
Posted By: Brian Hoskin
10-Sep-07 - 07:03 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Papa Charlie Jackson Songs
Subject: Lyr Add: AIRY MAN BLUES (Papa Charlie Jackson)
His RR McLeod's transcription of Airy Man Blues. He too notes that it's difficult to understand and that some parts are doubtful.

AIRY MAN BLUES

I'll look at this music, sing you this song.
The woman on your mind's done broken your heart.
Put you out, told you to go.
Don't never come back to the house no more.
Now you're just tryin' to throw me down.
You know you's the foolishest man in town.
You keep on a-talkin', you really will,
Certainly never get to see no bail.

Well, you can't keep on talkin' little darlin' babe.
You don't need no airy man.
I won't be bothered with another annoyin' man,
Who barely understands.
Well you can bring in my wood, you can bring in my coals,
You can iron my shirts, you can bless my sou.
You can drink yourself to death or you can cry wheneve you want,
But I don't need no airy man.

Now there was an old lady in a horse-drawn brake,
Just blowed in the other day.
She walked along old State Street,
Just to pass the time away.
Said if you want to do the hop like Dolly Gray,
These are the words to say.
"Papa Charlie's on the hop, 'fore the break of day,
So it's time to ring it up on me."

Well, you can't keep on talkin' little darlin' babe.
You don't need no airy man.
I won't be bothered with another annoyin' man,
Who barely understands.
Well you can bring in my wood, you can bring in my coals,
You can iron my shirts, you can bless my sou.
You can drink yourself to death or you can cry wheneve you want,
But I don't need no airy man.