Black Dog Blues

by Blind Arthur Blake recording of probably 1926-1932 from Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker (Yazoo 1068) Let me tell you, mama, what that black dog done done to me Let me tell you, mama, what that black dog done done to me He cheated me from my regular, now he's after my used-to-be Black dog, black dog, you caused me to weep and moan Black dog, black dog, you caused me to weep and moan You cause me to leave my, sweet old happy home Black dog, black dog, you forever on my mind Black dog, black dog, you forever on my mind If you only let me see my baby one more time So long black dog, I'm quittin' your hard luck line So long black dog, I'm quittin' your hard luck line 'Cause you got me so blue, keep 'bout to love her sometime

 

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