Lyr Req: I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl

02 Aug 02 - 12:48 PM (#758794)
Subject: Lyr Req: Blues- You've got your ?? in my bowl
From: katlaughing

Juts making separate threads for each of these. Please keep your replies specific to the title song of this thread. Thanks!

Subject: Three blues tunes I can't find
From: GUEST,tkane - PM
Date: 02-Aug-02 - 11:47 AM

I was reminded of a few blues songs and I don't see any of them on the site.
Does anyone know songs with these lines?

1) You got the right key but you're workin'on the wrong keyhole.

2) My man is a handyman.

3) You've got your ________ in my bowl. I can't remember what's in the blank. I never heard this one but someone was asking me if I could play it.

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02 Aug 02 - 11:14 PM (#759083)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues- You've got your ?? in my bowl
From: Mary Katherine

Probably the one called Banana in your Fruit Basket. It's Blind Boy Fuller.

Mary Katherine

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02 Aug 02 - 11:19 PM (#759084)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues- You've got your ?? in my bowl
From: Peter Kasin

Kat, Bessie Smith sung that line as "I want some sugar in my bowl." (but there could be variants by other singers)

Chanteyranger

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04 Aug 02 - 09:47 AM (#759575)
Subject: Lyr Add: NEED A LITTLE SUGAR IN MY BOWL
From: Jim Dixon

Lyrics copied from http://www.unc.edu/courses/2000fall/hist22-004/sugar.html

NEED A LITTLE SUGAR IN MY BOWL
(J Tim Brymn/Dally Small/Clarence Williams)

Tired of bein' lonely, tired of bein' blue,
I wished I had some good man, to tell my troubles to
Seem like the whole world's wrong, since my man's been gone

I need a little sugar in my bowl,
I need a little hot dog, on my roll
I can stand a bit of lovin', oh so bad,
I feel so funny, I feel so sad
I need a little steam-heat, on my floor,
Maybe I can fix things up, so they'll go
What's the matter, hard papa, come on and save you mama's soul
'Cause I need a little sugar, in my bowl, doggone it,
I need a little sugar in my bowl

I need a little sugar, in my bowl,
I need a little hot dog, between my rolls
You gettin' different, I've been told,
Move your finger, drop something in my bowl
I need a little steam-heat on my floor,
Maybe I can fix things up, so they'll go

(Spoken:) Get off your knees, I can't see what you're drivin' at!
It's dark down there!
Looks like a snake! C'mon here and drop somethin' here in my bowl,
Stop your foolin', and drop somethin', in my bowl.

[As sung by Bessie Smith on "Complete Recordings, Vol. 5: The Final Chapter" (Columbia/Legacy 57546), recorded November 20 1931. Also recorded by Nina Simone, Diana Ross, and others. On some recordings, the title is shortened to "Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl" "Sugar in My Bowl," etc.]

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