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Walkin' Blues (R. Johnson)

from Terraplane by Scott Ainslie

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A work song rhythm taken from the fields into the jukes by Son House, taught to Robert Johnson, who borrowed heavily from Son's "My Black Mama" for this track recorded six years after Son's original.

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Walkin' Blues (Robert Johnson)

I woke up this morning, feel around for my shoes
You know by that I got these ol’ walkin’ blues, I woke
Up this morning, feel around all for my shoes.
You know by that I got these ol’ walkin’ blues.

I feel like blowin’ my, ol’ lonesome home;
Woke up this mornin’ my gal was gone….

Leave this mornin’ if I have to: gon’ ride the blind*,
I been mistreated and I don’t mind dyin’…

Well, some people tell me that the worried blues ain’t bad,
Worst old feelin’ I most ever had….

She’s got the Elgin movement** from her head down to her toes,
She breaks in on a dollar most anywhere she goes…

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from Terraplane, track released September 22, 1997
Scott Ainslie, guitar and voice

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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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