Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Barrel House Bessie from Basin Street, artist - Anita O'Day. Album song Sweet Singer of Songs, in the genre Date of issue: 24.08.2014
Record label: JSP
Song language: English
Barrel House Bessie from Basin Street |
| They call her Barrelhouse Bessie from Basin Street |
| She used to yodel cadenzas for the social elite |
| And then she happened to meet |
| The kid with the drum and the Dixieland beat |
| He was a barrelhouse baron from Macon, GA |
| His name was Muggles McGregor and he wore a toupee |
| He taught poor Bessie to care |
| But she couldn’t swing so he gave her the air |
| He left poor Bessie with a union card and seven years of unpaid dues |
| That’s when she gave up her cadenzas and began to sing the Basin Street Blues |
| But don’t feel sorry for Bessie she’s now on the screen |
| Her cat its' collar is ivory and she’s rolling in green |
| Poor Bess the world’s at her feet |
| Barrelhouse Bessie from Basin Street |
| She’s doin' alreet! |
| They call her Barrelhouse Bessie from Basin Street |
| I’m the gal who met the drummer with the Dixieland beat |
| That’s the drummer with the Dixieland beat |
| He left poor Bessie and never paid his dues (Well how 'bout him?) |
| That’s when she gave up tryin' to sing them blues, blues, blues |
| But don’t feel sorry for Bessie she’s now on the screen |
| Her cat its' collar is ivory and she’s rolling in green |
| Poor Bess the world’s at her feet |
| She’s the Barrelhouse Bessie from Basin Street (Hey boy) |
| She’s doin' alreet! |