Bessie Smith - Lonesome Desert Blues Lyrics

Lyrics Lonesome Desert Blues - Bessie Smith



A fly will stick to jelly and wood will stick to glue
But a man won't stick to a woman no matter what she do
The wrong way, I'm bound to sue
That man o' mine is triflin' and he don't treat me right
He's got another sweetie, he sees her late at night
That is why I've got those desert blues
I'm gonna travel to the desert, out in the western land
I'm gonna hid my troubles in the burnin' sand
Temptation, I can't refuse
For that man of mine, I'm bound to lose
My mind is like a row boat out on a stormy sea
He's with me right now, in the mornin', where will he be?
No-oh, no-oh, no-oh, no, no, no
No, no, no
I'm so nervous, I'm thinkin' in my shoes
I'm burnin' up, I've got those lonesome desert blues



Writer(s): B Smith


Bessie Smith - Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3
Album Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3
date of release
22-10-1992

1 Red Mountain Blues
2 Golden Rule Blues
3 Lonesome Desert Blues
4 Them "Has Been" Blues
5 Squeeze Me
6 What's the Matter Now
7 I Want Every Bit of It
8 Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
9 The Gin House Blues
10 Money Blues
11 Baby Doll
12 Hard Driving Papa
13 Lost Your Head Blues
14 Hard Time Blues
15 Honey Man Blues
16 One and Two Blues
17 Young Woman's Blues
18 Preachin' the Blues
19 Back Water Blues
20 After You've Gone
21 Alexander's Ragtime Band
22 Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
23 There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
24 Trombone Cholly
25 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
26 Them's Graveyard Words
27 Hot Springs Blues
28 Sweet Mistreater
29 Lock and Key
30 Mean Old Bedbug Blues
31 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
32 Homeless Blues
33 Looking for My Man Blues
34 Dyin' by the Hour
35 Foolish Man Blues
36 Thinking Blues
37 Pickpocket Blues
38 I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama
39 I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave




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