The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #22237   Message #1060090
Posted By: PoppaGator
24-Nov-03 - 04:45 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Talking Casey (Mississippi John Hurt)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mississippi John Hurt's Talking Casey
"Turkey red roadster" or "turkey red bloomers" back in that ole rumble seat? I kinda like the imagery of underwear in the back seat of a car...

The "Richland Woman [or Women} Blues" lyrics in the DT verify the way I always thought I heard it:

@displaysong.cfm?SongID=4954

Thing is, there's no one definitive version because the artist himself sang it a little different every time. I know there are minor differences between recorded versions of fairly structured tunes like "Richland Woman" -- must be even more variations among versions of a rambling talkin'-blues number such as "Casey."