by Blind Willie McTell on album Every Shade of the Blues

You must lay some flowers on my grave You must lay some flowers on my grave My mother and father have gone Left me in this world alone You must lay some flowers on my grave My father was a roll sport

by Blind Willie McTell on album The Early Years (1927-1933)

Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low Have you got the nerve to drive Papa McTell from your door My mother died and left me reckless My daddy died and left me wi

by Blind Willie McTell on album Desolation Blues (Remastered)

You must lay some flowers on my grave You must lay some flowers on my grave My mother and father have gone Left me in this world alone You must lay some flowers on my grave My father was a roll sport

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide Pacific shore From the green and flowing mountains to the south belt By the shore She's mighty tall and handsome, and known quite well by all She's the combin

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

Undertaker, undertaker, please take it slow You're takin' the one I love, won't bring her back no more Don't a man feel bad, when his baby's on the coolin' board Don't a man feel bad, when the hearse

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

Yeah Hello Central give me 2-8-9 I wants to talk to that little angel of mine Y'hello sugar bunch is this you? called you to find out what you're goin-a do you left your daddy early in the fall don't

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

I got to cross that river of Jordan Lord, I got to cross that for myself Says, nobody here can cross that for me Lord, I got to cross that for myself And I got to meet my dear old my mother I got to m

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

Mama let me play with yo' yo-yo I will let you play with mine Baby let me play with yo' yo-yo I like to take my time I got a brand new yo-yo, brand new string that's the way to drive the women hearts

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

Boll weevil, boll weevil Where you get your grand long bill? "I got it from Texas, I got it from the western hills I've got it from Texas, I got it from the western hills" Boll weevil, he told the fa

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

Delia, Delia, how can it be? You love that old rounder, but you don't love me Well, that's one more rounder gone Delia, Delia sitting all around Some of your old rounders gonna pay my way back home Si

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

Spoken: All right boys, let's talk about this razor ball Down at the razor ball even at the razor hall Sluefoot Mose and old cross-eyed Joe didn't go in at all They hung around outside, this is what

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

They got me 'cused for murder and I haven't even harmed a Man They got me 'cused for murder but I haven't even harmed a Man They got me charged with burglin' and I haven't even Raised my hand The jud

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

My baby's gone and I'm almost in my grave But for your love good gal I will be you slave My baby left me says she didn't mean me no good And that's the reason why I'm moving on back to the woods My

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

You may search the ocean, you might go 'cross the deep blue sea But Mama, you'll never find another hot shot like me I followed my baby from the station to the train And the blues came down like nigh

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

Spoken "oh, Play that thing boy, I know you're blue... " Don't want no woman That run around Stay out in the street And like a badfoot clown You made me love you And you made me cry You should remem

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

My good gal got a mojo, she's tryin' to keep it hid My gal got a mojo, she's tryin' to keep it hid But Georgia Bill got something to find that mojo with I said she got that mojo and she won't let me s

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

When I first met you Mama you was so nice and kind You done got reckless and changed your mind But you're the stomp down rider Now you're the stomp down rider You're the stomp down rider But you're mu

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

Scat ... Good Lord, good Lord, send me an Angel down "Can't spare you no angel but I'll sure send you a teasin' brown" That new way of lovin', mama it must be best These-a Georgia women just won't let

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

My love don't change There's going to be some stealing My love don't change There's going to be some stealing done And if I backbite you I don't mean no harm What do you want with a woman When she wo

by Blind Willie McTell on album Mctell (Original Recordings Remastered)

She's a real kind mama looking for another man She ain't got nobody to hold her hand Way down yonder on Cripple Creek Hemp don't grow but sixteen feet Would go to bed but it ain't no use They pile up