Lyrics Preachin' the Blues (with James P. Johnson) - Bessie Smith
Down
in
Atlanta,
GA
Under
the
viaduct
ev'ry
day
Drinking
corn
and
hollerin'
hooray
Pianos
playing
'til
the
break
of
day
But
as
I
turned
my
head
I
loudly
said,
"Preach
'em
blues,
sing
them
blues"
They
certainly
sounds
good
to
me
I've
been
in
love
for
the
last
six
months
And
ain't
done
worrying
yet
Moan
'em
blues,
holler
them
blues
Let
me
convert
your
soul
'Cause
just
a
little
spirit
of
the
blues
tonight
Let
me
tell
you,
girls,
that
your
man
ain't
treating
you
right
Let
me
tell
you,
I
don't
mean
no
wrong
I
will
learn
you
something
if
you
listen
to
this
song
I
ain't
here
to
try
to
save
your
soul
Just
wanna
teach
you
how
to
save
your
good
jelly
roll
Going
on
down
the
line
a
little
further
now
There's
many
a
poor
woman
down
Read
on
down
to
chapter
nine
Women
must
learn
how
to
take
their
time
Read
on
down
to
chapter
ten
Taking
other
women's
men,
you
are
doing
a
sin
Sing
'em,
sing
'em,
sing
them
blues
Let
me
convert
your
soul
Now
one
ol'
sister
by
the
name
of
Sister
Green
Jumped
up
and
done
a
shimmy
you
ain't
never
seen
Sing
'em,
sing'em,
sing
them
blues
Let
me
convert
your
soul
1 'Sippi - Alternate Take
2 Willow Tree
3 'Sippi
4 Thou Swell
5 Persian Rug
6 Willow Tree - Alternate Take
7 Thou Swell - Alternate Take
8 Chicago Blues
9 Mournful Tho'ts
10 Black Snake Moan (with James P. Johnson) (Alternate Take)
11 Gay Catin' Daddy (with James P. Johnson)
12 Fortune Teller Blues (with James P. Johnson)
13 Black Snake Moan (with James P. Johnson)
14 I'm Savin' It All for You (with James P. Johnson)
15 Syncopated Yodelin' Man (with James P. Johnson)
16 So Sorry (with James P. Johnson)
17 Original Black Bottom Dance (with James P. Johnson)
18 Nobody Worries 'Bout Me (with James P. Johnson)
19 Somethin' Goin' On Wrong (with James P. Johnson)
20 Desert Blues (with James P. Johnson)
21 He Took It Away from Me
22 If I Were Your Daddy (And You Were a Mama to Me)
23 When the Rain Turns into Snow
24 Who'll Drive Your Blues Away
25 Keep off the Grass
26 Carolina Shout
27 Watch Me Go (with James P. Johnson)
28 You'll Never Miss a Good Thing Till It's Gone (with James P. Johnson)
29 Dear Old Southland
30 Bandana Days
31 Worried and Lonesome Blues
32 You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
33 Bleeding-Hearted Blues
34 Preachin' the Blues (with James P. Johnson)
35 Back Water Blues (with James P. Johnson)
36 All That I Had Is Gone
37 Snowy Morning Blues
38 Sweet Mistreater (with James P. Johnson)
39 Lock and Key (with James P. Johnson)
40 Weeping Blues (Alternate Take)
41 My Woman Done Me Wrong (with James P. Johnson)
42 Farm Hand Papa (with James P. Johnson)
43 Lonesome Swallow (with James P. Johnson)
44 Guess Who's In Town (with James P. Johnson)
45 My Handy Man
46 Do What You Did Last Night (with James P. Johnson)
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