Lyr Add: Cigarette Blues (Roy Book Binder)

Subject: LYRICS ADD: Cigarette Blues
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Jul 99 - 10:09 PM

From "Bookeroo!" by Roy Book Binder, 1988, Rounder Records. (*** indicates where he uses guitar, instead of words for a bawdy word)

Cigarette Blues

Since I'm out here, baby, course I'm all alone,
I haven't got me nobody just to carry my smoking on
Woncha just smoke my cigarette baby, smoke it all night long
Roll my cigarette baby, 'til you make my good ole' ashes *****

Going up the country, git my ashes hauled
Women round this part of town gonna let my ashes fall
Woncha just smoke my cigarette baby, smoke 'em all night long
Roll my cigarette baby, until you make my good ole ashes *****

Going up the country, get my ham bone boiled
Women in this part of town, gonna let my ham bone spoil
Woncha just smoke my cigarette baby, smoke it all night long
Roll my cigarette baby, til you make my ....*****

One thing that I want you to know before I leave from home
No my cigarette ain't too big, no it ain't too ****
Won't you just smoke my cigarette baby, smoke it all night long
Roll my cigarette baby...........

Subject: Lyr Add: CIGARETTE BLUES (Bo Carter)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 27 Dec 07 - 03:39 PM

CIGARETTE BLUES
As recorded by Bo Carter, 1936.

1. Says, I come over here, sweet baby, 'cause I'm all alone.
Haven't got nobody just to carry my smokin' on.

CHORUS: Won't you just draw my cigarette, smoke it there all night long?
Just draw my cigarette, baby, until you make my good ashes come.

2. Now I got to go up the country, just to get my cigarette boil'.
The women 'round this place gonna let my cigarette spoil.

3. I come over here, sweet baby, just to get my ashes haul'.
Lord, the women at the other place gonna let my ashes fall.

4. Here's one thing I want you to know, 'fore you leave from home:
My cigarette ain't too big, and you know it ain't too long.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Cigarette Blues (Roy Book Binder)
From: Wesley S
Date: 27 Dec 07 - 04:11 PM

Pure poetry!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Cigarette Blues (Roy Book Binder)
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Dec 07 - 04:14 PM

Thanks for the source, Jim!