Lyr Req: Garbage Man Blues

Subject: garbageman blues
From: GUEST,Dorothy
Date: 08 Jul 01 - 07:22 PM

I'm looking for lyrics to 2 older blues songs; Garbage Man Blues (possibly by Bullmoose Jackson) and I've Got Some Presents for Santa.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: garbageman blues
From: Stewie
Date: 08 Jul 01 - 08:07 PM

You can find the lyrics to 'Garbage Man Blues' by Buddy Guy here:

Click Here

There's another piece with exactly the same title, written by Dan Parker, and mostly associated with the western swing group, Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies. That one is almost entirely instrumental except for the line, 'Get out your can, here comes the garbage man', and a bit of Cab Calloway-type scat.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: garbageman blues
From: GUEST,Dorothy
Date: 08 Jul 01 - 09:02 PM

to Stewie, thanks for looking. This song is much older than the Buddy Guy tune. "Baby stick out your can I'm the garbage man..."is part of the chorus.

Subject: Lyr Add: STICK OUT YOUR CAN
From: Pontiac Joe
Date: 09 Jul 01 - 06:48 AM

STICK OUT YOUR CAN

It's been done by many but the version I know is done by Bob "Steady Rollin'" Margolin

3x: Stick out your can. Here comes the garbageman.

Well, what did the fish say to the eel?
The more you wiggle, baby, the better it feels.
CHORUS: Stick out your can...

Well, I got little woman. she waddles like a duck.
She can't cook but she sure can "sew.”
Stick out your can...

Well, I ain't no feather-plucker, but I'm the feather-plucker's son.
I can pluck your feathers till the feather-plucker comes.
Stick out your can...

Daddy sent Sister out to milk the cow,
But she must have got a hold of the bull somehow.
Mama, mama, come here quick.
Sister got hold of the bull's (he bends a bass note on guitar)
Stick out your can....

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
Thank you for putting up with us.
Here’s a little reminder just in case:
Don’t stick your finger where you wouldn't stick your face.
3x: Stick out your can. Here comes the garbageman.

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 18-Mar-02.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: garbageman blues
From: GUEST,DiamondSea
Date: 23 Aug 08 - 04:46 PM

Try this Jellyroll Morton song


http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=7005974

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: garbageman blues
From: GUEST,Robin 'Roblimo' Miller
Date: 20 Sep 08 - 10:08 PM

The song in the myspace video is performed by the Luis Russell Orchestra (circa 1922), not Jelly Roll Morton.

I made the video. :)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: garbageman blues
From: GUEST,Martin Guha
Date: 25 Sep 09 - 03:38 PM

The Luis Russell orch didn't have any more words. The Four Aces did a version with more words, but no particular connection to the title. I made some for it:

Chorus

Every morning 'bout nine o'clock
Just as her old man heads off round the block
She gets out her can, ready for the garbage man

Chorus

Every evening about half=past four
He finds a nice empty can waiting ready at the door.
Another fine job for the neighbourhood garbage man.

Chorus

Up the street you can hear Miss Lucie cryin'
'Her can's full'... 'And her can's full'...
But you can squeeeeze a bit more in mine.

Chorus
another fine job for the neighbourhood garbage man.

(c) me, but you can use this if you like. What chords do you use? I am used to singing, but fairly new to strumming.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: garbageman blues
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 26 Sep 09 - 06:21 AM

...Not the Martin Guha who used to be at the Inst. of Psych. Univ. of London?

RtS
(Ex-Goldsmiths/Bedford/Royal Holloway)