Kansas City Blues
by C. Parker 
recording of 19 
from 
From the Soundtrack of the Motion Picture "Janis" (Columbia 467 4D6-2) 
I been rockin' and reelin', Lord as long as I can be 
Lord, the man that I love tryin' to make a fool out of me 
Babe, I'm leavin', yeah I'm a-leavin' this mornin' 
Goin' to Kansas City to bring Jim Jackson home 
Now well I used to drink and I'm gonna buy a gallon 
I'm gonna find me my man I say, get a pair of overalls 
I'm leavin', yeah I'm gonna go to Kansas City, ha ha ha 
Goin' to Kansas City, yeah, to make my man my own 
I'll walk on Beauty Street with an idea I might stay 
If she wants my man I'll just change my ways 
Lord I'm leavin', yeah I'm leavin' this mornin' 
Goin' to Kansas City to bring Jim Jackson home 
Go ahead, take it! 
Yeah! 
I been rockin' and reelin', lonesome as I can be 
Lord the man that I love sure made a fool out of me 
Babe I'm leavin', yeah I'm leavin' this mornin' 
Goin' to Kansas City tryin' to find a man of my own, yeah