Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song J C Holmes Blues, artist - Bessie Smith. Album song Bessie Smith: the Bessie Smith Story, Vol. 1, in the genre Блюз
Date of issue: 28.06.2012
Record label: Universe
Song language: English
J C Holmes Blues |
Listen people if you want to hear |
A story told about a brave engineer |
J C Holmes was the rider’s name |
A heavyweight wheelman with a might fame |
JC said, with a smile so fine |
«Woman gets tired o' one man at a time |
Get two or three if you have to hide |
If the train go an' leave you got a mule to ride!» |
In the second cabin sat Miss Alice Bry |
Goin' to ride with J C or die |
«I ain’t good lookin' and I don’t dress fine |
But I’m a ramblin' woman with a ramblin' mind!» |
Just then the conductor hollered, «All aboard!» |
And the porter said, «We got our load |
Look a-here son, we oughta be gone |
I feel like ridin' if it’s all night long!» |
JC said, just before he died |
Two more roads he wanted to ride |
Everybody wondered what road it could be |
He said, «The Southern Pacific and The Santa Fe» |
J C said, «I don’t feel right |
I saw my girl with a man last night |
Soon as I get enough steam just right |
I’ve been mistreated and I don’t mind dyin'!» |