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Got The Blues (Can't Be Satisfied) (J. Hurt)

from The Last Shot Got Him by Scott Ainslie

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One of the few John Hurt tunes where somebody actually gets killed. Enjoy.

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Got The Blues, I Can't Be Satisfied (Mississippi John Hurt)

I got the blues, I can’t be satisfied (2x)
You can keep those blues, gonna catch that train and ride.

Well, whisky straight can drive the blues away,
That being the case, I’ll take a quart today.

I bought my gal a great big diamond ring,
Come right back home and caught her shakin’ that thing.

I said, “Baby, what make you treat me this-a-way?”
“Tell me honey, what make you treat me this-a-way?”
She says, “you wouldn’t miss the things I give away.

I got my gun and I broke the barrel down,
I shot my baby, put her six feet under the ground.
I cut that joker so long deep and wide,

I got the blues, I’m still not satisfied.
I got the blues I can’t be satisfied.
You can keep those blues, gonna catch the train and ride.

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from The Last Shot Got Him, track released September 22, 2014

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Scott Ainslie Brattleboro, Vermont

A long history with older black blues and gospel players in the mid-South marks Ainslie's work deeply. He transcribed all of Robert Johnson's recorded songs for "Robert Johnson/At The Crossroads" (Hal Leonard, 1992) and has a teaching DVD on Johnson's music. A fine songwriter with a social conscience and a belief in the power of music to move and inspire, Ainslie's voice is a great force for good! ... more

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