Bessie Smith - Shipwreck Blues Lyrics

Lyrics Shipwreck Blues - Bessie Smith



Captain, tell your men to get on board
I sure see 'em just pull into another shore
I'm dreary in mind and I'm so worried in heart
Oh, the best of friends sure has got to part
Blow your whistle captain
So your men'll know what to do
Blow your whistle captain
So your men'll know what to do
When a woman gets dreary
Ain't no tellin' what she won't do
It's cloudy outdoors as can be
Oh, it's cloudy as can be
That's the time I need my good man with me
It's rainin' and it's stormin' on the sea
It's rainin', it's stormin' on the sea
I feel like somebody has shipwrecked poor me



Writer(s): B Smith


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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