Stewie,

On another thread, I had a brilliant insight (IMHO). Some of these blues lyrics are acoustic Rorschach Tests (you know, those psychological tests where they show you an ink blot and you tell them what it looks like). I'll go listen again, but there is a way to hear it that way and I'm living proof and that's how I perform it.

I also have somewhere a "modern" version of the song. Some current performers did their versions of songs off the Harry Smith Anthology. I suspect their lyrics are a little clearer, but could be just as wrong as mine.

Thread Creep: I remember hearing Canned Heat do a song and thinking it was very unique to put a flute solo in it. When I listened to Harry Smith I found out they stole the lick dead on from the "pipes" solo.

By the way, do you play this song? I think Brown does it in open C. I have been unable to figure out that little riff he uses.

Roger in Baltimore