외설적인 쟈켓과 참신한 구성의 컨셉으로 월드 뮤직 시리즈와 병행하여 커다란 판매고를 올렸던 페트롤 레이블의 장르별 시리즈 중 블루스만을 수록한 작품집. 브리티쉬 블루스 락의 자존심 존 메이올의 작품을 비롯하여 알버트 킹, 버디 가이 등의 전통 블루스 뮤지션들의 작품, 에릭 클랩튼, 제프 백, 야드버즈, 캔디드 히트 등의 일급 블루스 락 뮤지션들의 작품, 그리고 앤더스 오스본, 슈 폴레이 등 최근 주목 받고 있는 컨템퍼러리 블루스 뮤지션에 이르기까지 신구의 조화를 완벽하게 이룬 참신한 구성과 알찬 내용으로 블루스의 여사를 한눈에 살펴볼 수 있는 앨범. .... ....
She's in a class out just by herself I said my baby's a superstar She's in a class out here by herself You know if the good Lord made anything better He must a kept it for himself I was talking to a blind man I was talkin' to a blind man the other night Talking to a blind man Talkin' to a blind man the other night He said "every woman you talkin' about Buddy" He said "mmm man what a sight" He said "that woman man she's something, she's hot" He said "that woman man she's like something, you never seen" She say's she should be on centerfold of the Playboy magazine My baby is a superstar She's in a class by herself I said my, my baby's a superstar She's in a class by herself You know if the good Lord made anything else better He got to have, held it for himself My baby's a superstar and I love her like I do my guitar My baby's a superstar And I love her like I do my guitar I don't care what they say about another woman I don't care who she are
Well, I'm so tired of crying But I'm out on the road again I'm on the road again Well, I'm so tired of crying But I'm out on the road again I'm on the road again I ain't got no woman Just to call my special friend
You know the first time I traveled Out in the rain and snow - In the rain and snow You know the first time I traveled Out in the rain and snow - In the rain and snow I didn't have no payroll Not even no place to go
And my dear mother left me When I was quite young - When I was quite young And my dear mother left me When I was quite young - When I was quite young She said "Lord, have mercy On my wicked son."
Take a hint from me, mama Please don't you cry no more - Don't you cry no more Take a hint from me, mama Please don't you cry no more - Don't you cry no more 'Cause it's soon one morning Down the road I'm going
But I ain't going down That long old lonesome road All by myself But I ain't going down That long old lonesome road All by myself I can't carry you, baby Gonna carry somebody else
Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
Hard luck and trouble is my only friend I been on my own ever since I was ten Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
I can't read, haven't learned how to write My whole life has been one big fight Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl
If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
I ain't lyin' If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have no kind-a luck If it wasn't for real bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
Wine and women is all I crave A big legged woman is gonna carry me to my grave Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all
Yeah, my bad luck boy Been havin' bad luck all of my days, yes
Want to tell you a story About the house-man blues I come home one Friday Had to tell the landlady I'da lost my job She said that don't confront me Long as I get my money next Friday Now next Friday come I didn't get the rent And out the door I went
So I goes to the landlady I said you let me slide? I'll have the rent for you in a month Next I don't know So said let me slide it on you know people I notice when I come home in the evening She ain't got nothing nice to say to me But for five year she was so nice Loh' she was lovy-dovy I come home one particular evening The landlady said you got the rent money yet? I said no, can't find no job Therefore I ain't got no money to pay the rent She said I don't believe you're tryin' to find no job Said I seen you today you was standin' on a corner Leaning up against a post I said but I'm tired, I've been walkin' all day She said that don't confront me Long as I get my money next Friday Now next Friday come I didn't have the rent And out the door I went
So I go down the streets Down to my good friend's house I said look man I'm outdoors you know Can I stay with you maybe a couple days? He said let me go and ask my wife He come out of the house I could see it in his face I know that was no He said I don't know man ah she kinda funny, you know I said I know, everybody funny, now you funny too So I go back home I tell the landlady I got a job, I'm gonna pay the rent She said yeah? I said oh yeah And then she was so nice Loh' she was lovy-dovy So I go in my room, pack up my things and I go I slip on out the back door and down the streets I go She a-howlin' about the front rent, she'll be lucky to get any back rent She ain't gonna get none of it So I stop in the local bar you know people I go to the bar, I ring my coat, I call the bartender Said look man, come down here, he got down there So what you want?
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer Well I ain't seen my baby since I don't know when I've been drinking bourbon, whiskey, scotch and gin Gonna get high man I'm gonna get loose Need me a triple shot of that juice Gonna get drunk don't you have no fear I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
But I'm sitting now at the bar I'm getting drunk, I'm feelin' mellow I'm drinkin' bourbon, I'm drinkin' scotch, I'm drinkin' beer Looked down the bar, here come the bartender I said look man, come down here So what you want?
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer No I ain't seen my baby since the night before last Gotta get a drink man I'm gonna get gassed Gonna get high man I ain't had enough Need me a triple shot of that stuff Gonna get drunk won't you listen right here I want one bourbon, one shot and one beer One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
Now by this time I'm plenty high You know when your mouth a-getting dry you're plenty high Looked down the bar I say to my bartender I said look man, come down here, he got down there So what you want this time? I said look man, a-what time is it? He said the clock on the wall say three o'clock Last call for alcohol, so what you need?
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer No I ain't seen my baby since a nigh' and a week Gotta get drunk man till I can't even speak Gonna get high man listen to me One drink ain't enough Jack you better make it three I want to get drunk I'm gonna make it real clear I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer One bourbon, one scotch, one beer