Why I Sing The Blues
B. B. King
℗ 1992 MCA Records 20256
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- 1. Why I Sing the Blues [02:49]
- 2. Bad Luck [03:03]
- 3. Trouble in Mind [03:16]
- 4. Dark is the Night [02:35]
- 5. Blues at Sunrise [02:58]
- 6. Dust my Broom [03:16]
- 7. I Want to Get Married [03:01]
- 8. Blues for Me [02:16]
- 9. Night Life [04:51]
- 10. Blind Love [03:30]
- 11. Don't Answer the Door [04:03]
- 12. Mean Ole Frisco [02:29]
- 13. Going Down Slow [02:49]
- 14. Talkin' the Blues [02:18]
- 15. It's My Own Fault [03:31]
- 16. How Blue Can You Get [03:03]
- 17. Help the Poor [02:40]
- 18. She's a Mean Woman [02:32]
- 19. Hard Working Woman [02:34]
- 20. Questionnaire Blues [02:55]
Тексты:
Why I Sing the Blues
You all have been wonderin', wonderin' why I sing the blues You all have been wonderin', wonderin' why I sing the blues Yeah you just listen, and say you're me instead of you Ah you won't to or you do get married1, to someone for the rest of your life Ah you won't to or you do get married1, to someone for the rest of your life Yes and there is always someone else, whenever you out of sight You get the affection of a servant, the kindness of a slave You get the affection of a servant, the kindness of a slave Yeah you get the love of a dog, that can't even hear a word you say I try to say something people, something just to pacify I try to say something people, something just to pacify I might not have lived right all of my life, but people please believe me I've tried
Bad Luck
Well, my bad luck is falling, falling down like rain Bad luck is falling, falling down like rain No matter what I do, seems like my luck won't never change I felt kinda lucky My luck was running slow The last hand I caught four aces And the police broke down the door I said, Lord, Lord, what can a poor boy do? Well, ain't it bad when you can't make no money Seems like all the bad breaks will come to you Yeah, I got home this morning She was looking kinda funny She said "Don't come in, daddy Daddy, unless you got some money" And I said, Lord, Lord, what can a poor boy do? Well, ain't it tough when you can't make no money Without your woman turning her back on you Well now, I asked my woman for some dinner She looked at me like a fool She said, "I'm playing checkers, daddy And I think it's your turn to move" I said, oh, Lord, what can a poor boy do? Yes, it's bad when you can't make no money And your woman turns her back on you
Dark is the Night
Blues has got me, there is teardrops in my eyes Yes the blues has got me, there is teardrops in my eyes Well dark is the night, since my baby said goodbye Oh how I've suffered since my baby went away Yes how I've suffered since my baby went away And I've got that feeling that my baby's gone to stay Take me back baby, forgive me for the wrong I've done Yes take me back darling, forgive me for the wrong I've done Well I know I love you, and you're the only one Yes talk to me baby, call me on the telephone Yeah talk to me baby, call me on the telephone Yes the blues has got me, and I want my baby home Yes if your baby love you, keep her home and treat her nice Oh if your baby love you, you better keep her home and treat her nice Well never mistreat a good woman, this is some doggone good advice
Night Life
When that ev'nin' sun goes down, yeah, you'll find me hangin' around Because the night life, it ain't no good life but it's my life Yeah, yeah, yeah listen to the blues, listen to what they're sayin' Oh, please listen to the blues, listen to the blues they're playin' Ah, ah, all of the people just like you and me, they're all dreamin' about their old used to be Because the night life, it ain't no good life but it's my life They tell me life's an empty scene, an avenue of broken dreams Because the night life, it ain't no good life but it's my life
Blind Love
People, I was standing at my window, tears running all down my cheeks Yes, standing at my window, tears running all down my cheeks Well, I could see the woman I'm loving, stopping everyone in the world she meets Well, standing on the corner, between 35th and Main Well, standing on the corner, people, between 35th and Main Yeah, that's where a blind man's seen my woman, people, a dumb man called her name He said, "Oh, I'm blind, you brought eyesight and made me see" "Oh, I'm blind, you brought eyesight and made me see" Yes, and the dumb man asked a question, "Woman, who may your good man be?" Yes, I'm standing by trembling, people, people, my heart's laying in my hand I'm standing by trembling, darling, with my heart's laying in my hand Well, I could hear my baby say, "Lord, I ain't got no man"
Don't Answer the Door
Woman, I don't want a soul, hangin' around my house when I'm not home Whoa, I don't want a soul, baby, hangin' around my house when I'm not home I don't want you to answer the door for nobody, baby, oh, when you're home and you know you're all alone I don't want your sister comin' by, because the little girl she talk too much If she wanna come by to visit us, tell her to meet us Sunday, down at the church 'Cause I don't want a soul, baby, hangin' around my house when I'm not at home Yes, I don't want you to answer the door for nobody, baby, oh, when you're home and you know you're all alone If your mother wanna visit us, tell her I get home bout the break a day And that's too late to visit anybody, baby, so, tell her to please stay away 'Cause I don't want a soul, baby, hangin' around my house when I'm not at home Yes, I don't want you to open the door for anybody, baby, oh, when you're home and you know you're all alone Now, if you feel a little sick, baby, and you know you're home all alone, I don't want the doctor at my house, baby, you just suffer till I get home 'Cause I don't want a soul, baby, hangin' around my house when I'm not at home Yes, I don't want you to open the door for nobody, baby, when you're home and all alone
Going Down Slow
(spoken: Alright, alright. Thank you so much ladies and gentlemen right here, right here I want to tell you a little story. This is about a country boy from down home. This young man has never been north before. I want you to listen to me, I got something to tell you. He heard about Chicago. He worked hard over here, made all of that money, 800 dollars. After caring for his crop, he called his cousin in Chicago, and he said, "Cousin, I'm on my way". He picked all of that cotton. I said this is about a country boy like myself, B.B. King you know. So when he get to Chicago, his cousin meet him and bring him out to the club. He said, "Set him up!", cous's payin' for. Had all the go-go girls set up, waitin' up. They carried him downtown and put him up in one of the pleasure hotels. They brought him back out and said, "Set him up!", cous's payin' for. His money got a little lighter, they lured him out from the Lute and brought him down to Robert's. And then he said, "Set him up!", cous's payin' for. And then the 800 dollars, bein' more money then my man had ever had, began to run out. Then they moved him out and put him down with the ... And then, ladies and gentlemen, the go-go girls would get fewer. His friends was fewer. All his buddies are startin' passin' him on the other side of the street. And then it happened all his buddies were gone. And my man knew only one thing to do, it was getting cold there, like it is today, you know what I'm talking about. He went down to the railroad yard, and one of the few ladies that had helped him to spent his money, came by to see him. And she said "You fool!, you fool!", I wouldn't have spend your money, but the rest of them was spending your money so I decided to spend my portion too, you know. But ladies, God bless 'em, wonderful something's aren't they?. They always like to feel like they're needed, and she knew my man needed her bad. He gotten sick, he's layin' down there under the boxcar. Couldn't read so well, so you know if he couldn't read so well, he couldn't write too well, you know what I'm talkin' about? So this is a letter back down home, I know what I'm talkin' about. It go like this:) I've had my fun, whoah, if I don't get well no more Whoah, I've had my fun, people, ooh, if I don't get well no more Yes, my health is faillin' on me now, people Ooh, and I'm goin', goin' down slow Yes, tell my mother, people, please tell her the shape I'm in Ooh yes, tell my people, mother, tell her the shape I'm in Tell her to pray for me, people, ooh, to forgive, people, my sins Oohooh mother, mother I live alone with my prayers Ooh, tell my mother, people, tell her this is all in prayers Yes, if you don't see this old body, mother Hey, you know I'm out in the world somewhere
It's My Own Fault
It's my own fault, baby Treat me the way you wanna do It's my own fault, baby Treat me the way you wanna do Yes when you were loving me, baby (woman) At that time, little girl, I didn't love you She used to make her own pay checks And bring them all home to me I would go out on the hillside, you know And make every woman look I see It's my own fault, baby Treat me the way you wanna do Yes when you were loving me, baby (woman) At that time, little girl, I didn't love you She said she was gonna leave me She'd been running around with the boys She said she was gonna leave me Gonna be over in Illinois It's my own fault, baby Treat me the way you wanna do Yes when you were loving me, baby (woman) At that time, little girl, I didn't love you
How Blue Can You Get
I've been down hearted baby, ever since the day we met I said I've been down hearted baby, ever since the day we met Our love is nothing but the blues, baby, how blue can you get? You're evil when I'm with you, baby, and you're jealous when we're apart I said you're evil when I'm with you, baby, and you're jealous when we're apart How blue can you get baby, the answer is right here in my heart I gave you a brand new Ford, but you said: "I want a Cadillac" I bought you a ten dollar dinner, and you said: thanks for the snack I let you live in my penthouse, you said it just a shack I gave seven children, and now you wanna give them back I said I've been down hearted baby, ever since the day we met Our love is nothing but the blues, baby, how blue can you get?
Help the Poor
Help the poor (chorus: help the poor) Won't you help poor me (chorus: help poor me) I need help from you baby Need it desperately (chorus: I need help) I need you so much I need you're care I need all the loving baby you can spare Help the poor Oh, baby help poor me (chorus: sha-lala-lala-la) Say you will Say you'll help me on I can't make it no further In this world alone Baby I'm beggin' with tears in my eyes For your loving, don't you realize I need help, oh baby Help poor me You are my inspiration (chorus: sha-lala-lala-la) You could make me be a king But if you don't come to my rescue (chorus: sha-lala-lala-la) I couldn't ever be anything Help the poor (chorus: help the poor) Baby help poor me (chorus: help poor me) Have a heart won't you baby Listening to my plea (chorus: I need help) I fell off the curb till I found you You got what it takes baby, to pull through Help the poor Oh, baby won't you help poor me (chorus: sha-lala-lala-la) I'm in trouble don't you see (chorus: sha-lala-lala-la) Only your love can save me (chorus: sha-lala-lala-la) Help the poor, help the poor (chorus: sha-lala-lala-la)