14. Match Box Blues (1927)
I'm sittin' here wonderin' would a matchbox hold my clothes
I'm sittin' here wonderin' would a matchbox hold my clothes
I ain't got so many matches but I got so far to go
Girl 'cross town wanna be my teddy bear
Girl 'cross town wanna be my teddy bear
Put a string on me and I'll follow you everywhere
[Got] a peg leg woman man she can't hardly get outdoors
I say a peg leg woman just can't hardly get outdoors
I [left] ... [eight o'clock] last night ... [I'm sellin'] jellyroll
I don't see why these women treats me so mean
I don't see why these gals treat me so mean
Sometime I think I'm some man these women ain't never seen
Lord I got up this morning with my sho' 'nuff [sure enough] on my mind
Got up this mornin' same thing on my mind
The woman I love she keep a good man workin' all the time
Now tell me mama who may your manager be
Now tell me who may your manager be
Reason I ask so many questions can't you make 'rangements for me
17. Matchbox
(1964, cover of 1956 Carl Perkins song)
Well, I'm sittin' here wonderin', Well, let me be your little dog, till your
would a matchbox hold my clothes. big dog comes.
Yeah, I'm sittin' here wonderin', Well, let me be your little dog, till your
would a matchbox hold my clothes. big dog comes.
I ain't got no matches, but I got a long way to go. And when the big dog gets here,
show him what this little puppy done.
Well, I'm an ol' poor boy, and I'm a
long way from home. I'm sittin' here wonderin',
Yeah, I'm an ol' poor boy, and I'm a would a matchbox hold my clothes.
long way from home. Yeah, I'm sittin' here wonderin',
Guess I'll never be happy, everything I do is wrong. would a matchbox hold my clothes.
I ain't got no matches,
Well, If you don't want my peaches honey, but I sure got a long way to go.
please don't shake my tree.
Well, If you don't want my peaches honey,
please don't mess around my tree.
I got news for you baby, leave me here in misery.
