The Weavers - Talking Blues Lyrics

Lyrics Talking Blues - The Weavers



This one all you do is throw your head back
And open your tonsils wild and do what′s known as the Talking Blues
Now you wanna go to heaven, let me tell you what to do
Gotta grease your feet in a little mutton stew
You just slide out of the devil's hand
And ooze over in the Promised Land
Take it easy boy
Go greasy, slip on the side my friend
Well now, Momma′s in the kitchen preparin' to eat
Sister's in the pantry lookin′ for some yeast
Papa′s in the cellar mixin' up the hops
Brother′s at the window watchin' for the cops
Drinkin′ home brew
Makes you happy, hic, hic aha
Now the rate ain't no use in me workin′ so hard
I got a gal in the rich folks' yard
They kill a chicken, she sends me the head
She thinks I'm workin′, I′m layin' up in bed
I′m havin' a good time
I′m dreamin' about her and two other women
Now it took me a wife about five years ago
We got a little boy now just about four
He gets up at the table and he slaps his ma
Rubs syrup in my hair, and says ain′t you my pa
Runs string beans up my nose
Rubs mustard in my eyes, potatoes in my ears
Cute kid, yeah
Well, nobody likes the way I talk
So I went out and I took a walk
I decided I'd go to some institution
Get them to teach me elocution
How now, brown cow?
Right now, green bull
I was down in the hen house, down on my knees
When I thought I heard a chicken sneeze
But it was only the rooster sayin' his prayers
Thankin′ the Lord for the hens upstairs
What with roosters a-prayin′, hens a-layin'
Hmmm, little pullets just pluggin′ away the best they know how



Writer(s): LEE HAYS, FRED HELLERMAN, RONNIE GILBERT


The Weavers - Goodnight Irene: The Weavers, 1949-1953

1 Hard Ain't It Hard
2 Every Night When the Sun Goes Down
3 Clementine
4 Bay of Mexico
5 Go Tell It On the Mountain
6 Wasn't That a Time
7 Greensleeves (Instrumental)
8 Around the World
9 I Don't Want to Get Adjusted
10 I Know Where I'm Going
11 Along The Colorado Trail
12 Midnight Special
13 So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh
14 Dig My Grave
15 Freight Train Blues
16 Love Song Blues
17 The Hammer Song
18 Banks of Marble
19 The Johnson Boys
20 Lousy Dime
21 Talking Blues
22 East Virginia Blues
23 El Quinto Regimento
24 Poor Howard's Dead and Gone (live)
25 Dig My Grave (live)
26 Love Song Blues (live)
27 Washington Square Blues (live)
28 Freight Train Blues (live)
29 The Johnson Boys (live)
30 Lousy Dime (live)
31 The Fireship (live)
32 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (Hebrew)
33 Suliram (Indonesian Lullaby)
34 Across the Wide Missouri (feat. Terry Gilkyson)
35 On Top of Old Smokey (feat. Terry Gilkyson)
36 Darling Cory
37 Easy Rider Blues
38 Run Home to Ma-Ma
39 Quilting Bee
40 Jig Along Home
41 (Come on and) Join Into the Game
42 Old Paint (Ride Around Little Dogies)
43 The Gandy Dancer's Ball
44 True Love
45 Down in the Valley
46 Rock Island Line (Rock Island Shuffle)
47 Benoni
48 Taking It Easy
49 Lulloo Lullay
50 It's Almost Day
51 Joy to the World
52 Masters in This Hall
53 The Trenton Six, Parts 1 & 2
54 The Peekskill Story, Parts 1 & 2
55 A Train to the Zoo, Parts 1 & 2
56 New York City
57 We Shall Not Be Moved
58 Old Man Atom - Fred Hellerman
59 Pity the Downtrodden Landlord (feat. Fred Hellerman)
60 (Ma Come' Bali) Bela Bimba (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
61 Calla, Calla (The Bride) (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
62 Flamenco (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
63 Just One More Chance (feat. Ronnie Gilbert)
64 Goodnight, Sweet Dreams (feat. Lee Hays & Fred Hellerman)
65 Buddy Rogers Show: November 24, 1950, Interview




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