Artist: Taj Mahal

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Statesboro Blues

(Here we go, Statesboro Blues, take one:)
One, two, three, four!

Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low
Wake up, mama, now, turn your lamp down low
Have you got the nerve to hide (drive) Willie McTell from your door?

You know I woke up in the mornin', now, I had them Statesboro Blues
I woke up this morning now, I had them Statesboro Blues
I looked over in the corner, grandma and grandpa had 'em too

Mama got 'em, papa got 'em, sister got 'em, everybody got 'em
I'm goin' to the country, mama do you wanna go?
If I can't take you, I believe I'll take three or four more

Mama died and left me reckless, papa died and left me wild, wild, wild
Mama died and left me reckless, papa died and left me wild
Ya know I ain't good lookin', but I'll stumble on a sweet angel-child
(Alt. lyric : "I'm gonna find me a sweet angel-child")

Mama got 'em, (doncha know ?), papa got 'em, sister got 'em, everybody got 'em
I'm goin' to the country, mama do you wanna go ?
If I can't take you, I believe I'll take three or four more

Wake up, mama, turn your lamp down low
Wake up, mama, now, turn your lamp down low
Have you got the nerve to hide (drive) Willie McTell from your door ?

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1. Annie’s Lover
2. Betty And Dupree
3. Cakewalk Into Town
4. Come On In My Kitchen
5. Corrina
6. Fishin’ Blues
7. Gonna Move Up The Country (Paint My Mailbox Blues)
8. John The Revelator
9. Lovin’ In My Baby’s Eyes
10. Queen Bee
11. Senor Blues
12. She Caught The Katy
13. Statesboro Blues
14. Take A Giant Step
15. You’re Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond