Mississippi  River  Blues      2:39      Trk  4

(Bill  Broonzy)

Bill  Broonzy  -  vocal  &  guitar,  unk.  piano

Recorded:  Chicago,  March  23,  1934

Original  issue  Bluebird  5535/-80395-1.

Album:  Vol.  1  ＇Walk  Right  In＇

Bluebird  Records  ＇When  The  Sun  Goes  Down＇

Mississ-ippi  river

Is  so  long,  deep  and  wide

I  can  see  my  good  girl

Standin＇  on  that  other  side

I  cried  an  I  called

I  could  not  make  my  baby  hear

Lord,  I＇m  ＇on  get  me  a  boat,  woman

Paddle  on  away  from  here

(guitar)

Ain＇t  it  hard  to  love  someone

When  they  are  so  far  from  you

Lord,  I＇m  on＇  get  me  a  boat  and

Paddle  this  old  river  blue

I  went  down  to  the  landing

To  see  if  any  boats  were  there

And  the  fareman  told  me

Could  not  find  the  boats  nowhere

(guitar)

The  big  boat  ease  up  the  river

Are  turnin＇  ＇round  an  ＇round

Lord,  I＇m  ＇on  get  me  a  good  girl

Or  jump  overboard  an  drown.

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