Bessie Smith - Black Mountain Blues Lyrics

Lyrics Black Mountain Blues - Bessie Smith



Back in Black Mountain, a child will smack your face
Back in Black Mountain, a child will smack your face
Babies cryin' for liquor, and all the birds sing bass
Black Mountain people are bad as they can be
Black Mountain people are bad as they can be
They uses gunpowder just to sweeten their tea
In Black Mountain, can't keep a man in jail
In Black Mountain, can't keep a man in jail
If the jury finds him guilty, the judge will go they bail
Had a man in Black Mountain, sweetest man in town
Had a man in Black Mountain, the sweetest man in town
He met a city girl, and he throwed me down
I'm bound for Black Mountain, me and my razor and my gun
Lord, I'm bound for Black Mountain, me and my razor and gun
I'm gonna shoot him if he stands still, and cut him if he runs
Down in Black Mountain, they all shoot quick and straight
Down in Black Mountain, they all shoot quick and straight
The bullet'll get you, if you start dodgin' too late
Got the devil in my soul, and I'm full of bad booze
Got the devil in my soul, and I'm full of bad booze
I'm out here for trouble, I've got the Black Mountain blues



Writer(s): J.c. Johnson


Bessie Smith - The Complete Recordings Vol. 4
Album The Complete Recordings Vol. 4
date of release
22-04-1993

1 Standin' in the Rain Blues
2 It Won't Be You
3 Spider Man Blues
4 Empty Red Blues (Pt. 1)
5 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
6 Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
7 Yes Indeed He Do!
8 Devil's Gonna Git You
9 You Ought to Be Ashamed
10 Washwoman's Blues
11 Slow and Easy Man
12 Poor Man's Blues
13 Please Help Me Get Him Out of My Mind
14 Me And My Gin
15 I'm Wild About That Thing
16 You've Got to Give Me Some
17 Kitchen Man
18 I've Got What It Takes, But It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away
19 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
20 Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)
21 He's Got Me Goin'
22 It Makes My Love Come Down
23 Wasted Life Blues
24 Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
25 Blue Spirit Blues
26 Worn Out Papa Blues
27 You Don't Understand
28 Don't Cry Baby
29 Keep It to Yourself
30 New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
31 See If I'll Care
32 Baby Have Pitty on Me
33 On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
34 Moan, You Moaners
35 Hustlin' Dan
36 Black Mountain Blues
37 In the House Blues
38 Long Old Road
39 Blues Blues
40 Shipwreck Blues




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