Blues Lyrics & Music

Rambling On My Mind (Robert Johnson)
From the November 23, 1936 session in San Antonio.

I got ramblin’, I’ve got ramblin’ on my mind
I got ramblin’, I’ve got ramblin’ all on my mind
Hate to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind

I got mean things, I’ve got mean things all on my mind
Little girl little girl, I got mean things all on my mind
Hate to leave you here baby, but you treat me so unkind

Runnin’ down to the station, catch the first mail train I see
Runnin’ down to the station, catch that ol’ first mail train I see
I got the blues about miss so-and-so, and the child’s got the blues about me

And I’m leaving this morning, with my arms fold up and cryin’
And I’m leaving this morning, with my arms fold up and cryin’
I hate to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind

I got mean things, I’ve got mean things all on my mind
I got mean things, I’ve got mean things all on my mind
I got to leave my baby, but she treats me so unkind

Fine and Mellow (Billie Holiday)
with Frank Newton & his orchestra, april 20, 1939

My man don’t love me, Treats me oh so mean
My man he don’t love me, Treats me awfully
He’s the lowest man, That I’ve ever see

He wears high trimmed pan, Stripes are really yellow
He wears high trimmed pan, Stripes are really yellow
But when he starts in to love me, He’s so fine and mellow

Love will make you drink and gamble, Make you stay out all night long
Love will make you drink and gamble, Make you stay out all night long
Love will make you do things, That you know is wrong

But if you treat me right baby, I’ll stay home everyday
But if you treat me right baby, I’ll stay home everyday
But you’re so mean to me baby, I know you’re gonna drive me away

Love is just like the faucet, It turns off and on
Love is just like the faucet, It turns off and on
Sometimes when you think it’s on baby, It has turned off and gone  

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