Dear Pappy Fiddle,
at        there is the version of "Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues"
as by "Skip James Live 1964 & 1966 " and the transcription of the spoken introduction and lyrics .

Spoken

I made two, three pieces in the hospital. I made one in Tunica, Mississippi, when I was first discovered. There was a boys farm in the hospital there. And after I came to Washington, D.C.; after my first trip to Newport at the Folk's Festival, I came back and I made one show here in Philadelphia to The Second Fret. And I had to race on from there to Washington. I was stationed there then, going in the hospital there.
And while I was there, after I began to get a little better, after going through the second operation there at the D.C. General, D.C. Center Hospital there, once and then I was transferred to the D.C. General. And I made, I composed a song there while they were on the bed there, after I got a little bit better, because I didn't have no mind to do anything but just look forward , for a while there. And I composed that song.
So the doctors asked me : “Skip, are you going to make another one in the hospital?” I said : “ Why did you say to make another one?” .I said: “ No, man, every time I compose a hospital song, I have to go back there again. I won't never make another one”.
Excuse me. This is the last one. I'll play this one that I made late in Washington, D.C. there.I may play that one sometimes.
But this is an idea while I'm in this tuning.


Lyrics

1 - I'm in a hospital in Washington, D.C.
I ain't got nobody to see about me.
Because I'm a good man, but I'm a poor man.You can understand.

2 - All the doctors and nurses too,
They come and ask me: “ Who in the world are you?”
I said: “ I'm a good man, but I'm a poor man. You can understand “.

3 - The doctors and nurses, they shaken my hand,
”Take this poor man and put him to bed.
Because he's a good man. We know he's a poor man. I can understand ”

4 - I didn’t go hungry,I had a-plenty to eat.
You had me a good treatment and a nice place to sleep.
Because I was a good man. You know I was a poor man.
You can understand.

5 - There comes a little dancer to see about me.
She promised to love me and always be sweet.
She knew I was a good man. She didn't know I was a poor man.
She could not understand.

6 - Now when she left me, she got in the door,
Waved me bye-bye, "I won't be back no more.
Because you's a good man. I didn't know you was a poor man.
Well, I just can't understand ".

7 - The doctors and the nurses come shaking my hand.
“You can go home now, Skip. You just sound well, man.
Because you's a good man.We know you's a poor man.
We all can understand ".

8 - I've taken my doctor by his hand.
"I'll sing more of these blues till you's a wealthy man.
You took me as a good man. You know I was a poor man.
You can understand. I want the whole world to understand ".

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May be some mistakes .
Any correction and suggestion will be welcome.
Thank you very much
Best regards
Luigi