Post by roaring20s on Jun 18, 2011 12:35:04 GMT -6
Well, I got another record from Ernest Rogers and it's another lyrical gem. His playing style is the same as on the Mythological Blues and I've Got The Misery. It's just simple back-up to his words.
Willie, The Chimney Sweeper
words and music by Ernest Rogers
singing with guitar performed by Ernest Rogers
on Victor Scroll 20502 recorded 1927
Have you ever heard about Willie the weeper
Had a job as a chimney sweeper
He had the dope habit and he had it bad
Listen while I tell you about a dream he had
He went down to the dope shop one Saturday night
He new the lights would all be burning bright
Well I guess he smoked a dozen pills or more
When he woke up he was on a foreign shore
The Queen of Sheba was the first he met
She called him lovey-dovey and honey-pet
She gave a great big automobile
with a diamond headlight and a golden wheel
Down in Honolulu, Willie fell in a trance
Seeing the dusky beauties do the Hula dance
His sweetie got in jail and Willie sure did shout
when he got the news that she wiggled out
He landed with a splash in the river Nile
Riding on a sea-going crocodile
He winked at Cleopatra, she said "Aint he a sight"
He said "How about a date for next Saturday night"
He had a million cattle and he had a million sheep
Had a million vessels on the ocean deep
Had a million dollars all in nickels and dimes
well he knew because he counted it a thousand times
He landed in New York one evening late
He asked his sugar for an after-date
Started to kiss her and she started to pout
when bang-bling and the dope gave out
James.
The flips side of this disc is not as interesting, but better known, Casey Jones by Vernon Dalhart.
Willie, The Chimney Sweeper
words and music by Ernest Rogers
singing with guitar performed by Ernest Rogers
on Victor Scroll 20502 recorded 1927
Have you ever heard about Willie the weeper
Had a job as a chimney sweeper
He had the dope habit and he had it bad
Listen while I tell you about a dream he had
He went down to the dope shop one Saturday night
He new the lights would all be burning bright
Well I guess he smoked a dozen pills or more
When he woke up he was on a foreign shore
The Queen of Sheba was the first he met
She called him lovey-dovey and honey-pet
She gave a great big automobile
with a diamond headlight and a golden wheel
Down in Honolulu, Willie fell in a trance
Seeing the dusky beauties do the Hula dance
His sweetie got in jail and Willie sure did shout
when he got the news that she wiggled out
He landed with a splash in the river Nile
Riding on a sea-going crocodile
He winked at Cleopatra, she said "Aint he a sight"
He said "How about a date for next Saturday night"
He had a million cattle and he had a million sheep
Had a million vessels on the ocean deep
Had a million dollars all in nickels and dimes
well he knew because he counted it a thousand times
He landed in New York one evening late
He asked his sugar for an after-date
Started to kiss her and she started to pout
when bang-bling and the dope gave out
James.
The flips side of this disc is not as interesting, but better known, Casey Jones by Vernon Dalhart.