Bessie Smith - Them "Has Been" Blues Lyrics

Lyrics Them "Has Been" Blues - Bessie Smith



Maybe you'd like to know, know why I'm blue
Know why I'm blue, know why I'm blue
Maybe some day, it might happen to you
Yes, it might happen to you
When I tell my story, listen, please do
It's sad but true, please hear it through
Now if you've got a papa, then you will know
Just why the blues upset me so
Did you ever wake up with the sun's early rise
And feel around the place where your sweet, sweet papa lies
And when you find that he's gone, and his pillow ain't even warm
Well, there you're set for the news
Just you've got them has-been blues
You reach out for your stockin', you reach out for your skirt
You don't know what you doin', your feelin' sure is hurt
You try to find your wrap up, can't even find your hat
You stumble over the lockup and you start to curse the cat
Rush to the front door and pull it open wide
Then you find a message peekin' right outside
It reads, goodbye sweet mama, now don't you feel so blue
I've got another woman that's a better gal than you
Did you ever wake up with the sun's early rise
And you feel around the place where your sweet man used to lay
And then you want to hang your head and you climb right back in bed
Be satisfied with the news, Lord, you got them has-been blues



Writer(s): M. Walker, W.e. Skidmore


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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