Little Sarah - Sleepy John Estes

James 'Yank' Rachell — Vocal & mandolin

with Jab Jones — piano, James 'Sleepy John' Estes — guitar

Recorded, September 26th 1929 Victor # 55 597−2

Album: Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers 'Legendary 1928 -1930 Recordings'

JSP Records CD3406

Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com

An I got up this mo’nin'

A light on in my room

An I got up this mo’nin

A light on in my room

An I looked behind me

An I found my Sarah, gone

If a man don’t never study

A-you will never have no blues

If a man wouldn’t study

You would never have no blues

But you get to thinkin' way back

The way your baby used to do

I got a little, Sarah

She weigh about ninety pounds

I got all a little, Sarah

She weigh about ninety pounds

Now but her mama an papa

They sho' don’t 'llow me me 'round

I’m gon' sing you a song, baby

I ain’t gon' sing no more

I’m gon' sing this song, baby

I ain’t gon' sing no mo'

I’m gon' hang 'is mandolin under my shoulder

Right down Front Street, I go

I can hear that old train comin'

Ah, it must-a-be comin' after me

I can hear that old train a-comin'

Must-a-be comin' after me

An I’m gon' slip right by

An call to my same old used to be.