T.B. Blues Jimmy Rogers - Gene Autry My good gal is trying to make a fool out o' me (2) Trying to make me believe I ain't got that old TB I've got the TB* blues When it rained down sorrow, it rained all over me (2) 'Cause my body rattles like a train on that old SP** I've got the TB blues I've got that old TB, I can't eat a bite(2) Got me worried so, I can't eat a bite*** I've got the TB blues I've been fighting like a lion, looks like I'm goin' to lose (2) 'Cause ain't nobody ever whipped the TB blues I've got the TB blues Gee, but the graveyard is a lonesome place Lord, that old graveyard is a lonesome place They put you on your back, throw that mud down in your face I've got the TB blues ---- * tuberculosis, ** Southern Pacific (railroad line), *** to feel so crumby, lousy, that you just don't even feel like eating - Southern USA slang (Thanks to Judy Forrest and Steve, USA, for the comments) alles-uke.de |