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12 Jul 00 - 04:01 PM (#256604) Subject: Blind Willie Mctell's From: GUEST,Pooh Does anyone have the tab for Travelin' Blues? The ("started tellin me about cheese eggs; how he want em' fixed...") song? Or know of where to get it? |
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13 Jul 00 - 04:19 PM (#257244) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Blind Willie Mctell's Traveli From: SeanM Refresh M |
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14 Jul 00 - 01:33 PM (#257706) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Blind Willie Mctell's Traveli From: Steve Latimer Thy searching "Harry's Blues Lyrics" Great song, one of my favourite slide tunes. |
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05 Nov 05 - 11:10 PM (#1598472) Subject: Lyr Add: TRAVELIN' BLUES (Blind Willie McTell) From: Jim Dixon TRAVELIN' BLUES As recorded by Blind Willie McTell, 1929. [SPOKEN] I was traveling through South Americus. I walked up to a lady's house, Called her grandma. Didn't know her name. She give me something to eat. Walked on down the road. I heard an ol' train gettin' off like this... I heard an ol' bell ring kinda like this... I went on down. I heard an ol' whistle blow. I heard it sing [SINGS] "Looka yonder. Looka yonder At the women. At the women." [SPOKEN] I went on and I began to sing to the engineer: [SINGS] "Mister engineer, let a man ride the blind. Mister engineer, let a poor man ride the blind." Said, "I wouldn't mind it, fella, but you know this train ain't mine." [SPOKEN] I begin to hear that ol' fella blowin' long-short. That's the way he blowed. And I begin to sing to him one more time. [SINGS] "You're the cruel fireman, lowdown engineer. You're the cruel fireman, lowdown engineer. I'm trying to hobo my way and you leave me standing here." [SPOKEN] Then I go along further and I began to sing poor-boy to him. And he began to smile in my face; [SINGS] "Get up, fella. Ride all 'round the world. Get up, fella. Ride all 'round the world. Poor boy, you ain't got no girl." [SPOKEN] And I began to hear him tellin' me 'bout those cheese and eggs "How you want 'em fixed?" I say, "Scrambled down! Scrambled down! Scrambled down!" Then I began to hear him Tellin' about those cheese and eggs... Cheese...eggs...dinner...dinner... Then I began to hear him tell 'bout Emry [SINGS] "I love you Emry. I love you true. I love you, Emerald. Tell the world I do." Yeah! [Corrections made as suggested in comments below.--A Mudelf.] |
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25 May 17 - 07:24 PM (#3857194) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Travelin' Blues (Willie McTell) From: GUEST I Know this is very old, but in the interest of accuracy - the line is "I was travelin' in the south, in Americus. Americus is a town in south georga - i don't think blind willie made it to south america... ;-) Best Mark |
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26 May 17 - 10:17 AM (#3857254) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Travelin' Blues (Willie McTell) From: leeneia Hi, Mark. What you say makes a lot of sense. |
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26 Jul 17 - 10:17 AM (#3868387) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Travelin' Blues (Willie McTell) From: GUEST "Ride this line" should be "ride the blinds," or riding on the area between train cars, which hobos were known to do. |