Blues Bash
Blues lyrics submitted by the audience

The Blues Bash Continues!

Bring your blues lyrics to Los Dos next Thursday! We'll sing the ones we like in the 9:30 set, then post them here on the Blues Bash Page. Check out the examples to get the poetic form. Basically its just two lines that rhyme (the first one repeats.)

September 17th

I gotta write this paper, make it sound so fine
I gotta write this paper, make it sound so fine
But I got the writer's bloc blues so bad I'm just gonna lie here and whine.
- no name given

It ain't no use, I get abuse; well its a cryin' shame
It ain't no use, I get abuse; well its a cryin' shame
I got no money, but it ain't funny, oh, who's to blame.
- no name given

September 17th

Today is Thursday and Friday's just around the bend
Today is Thursday and Friday's just around the bend
I've been earnin' money all week, and now its time to SPEND!
- no name given

I press all her buttons, trying to move her around...
I press all her buttons, trying to move her around...
For the life of me this elevator just won't go down
- anonymous

I keep tryin' to fix her, but she never does what I want...
I keep tryin' to fix her, but she never does what I want...
I got the low down, sittin' 'round, Beat-up Volkswagen Blues.
- Theron

Oh I can't stand my roommate, He's annoying as can be.
Oh I can't stand my roommate, He's annoying as can be.
Well I don't know what to do, oh woe is me.
- Thomas Wyse

Went out huntin partridge, shot seventeen times in all
Went out huntin partridge, shot seventeen times in all
Just shot my last cartridge, God! You can tell its gettin' fall.
- no name given

I've got so many variables, I'm totally in the dark
I've got so many variables, I'm totally in the dark
I'm just gonna toss all these algebra problems to a shark!
- no name given

My dog's got a bum leg, don't know what to do
My dog's got a bum leg, don't know what to do
She's 13 years old, been a watchdog true.
- no name given

My baby is from Wisconsin, she smells like feta cheese
My baby is from Wisconsin, she smells like feta cheese
Her odor is a fermented cream, she's no compliment to my dreams (she's a condiment!)
- no name given

This came in over the e-mail from a friend who knows my dog, Zeke. (C.W.):
I ran across a wonderful blues lyric, told to me by a Chesapeake Bay Retriever I was talking with the other day in a Park (he said he has a cousin up in Chassell).
Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof Woof-woof! Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof Woof!
Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof Woof-woof! Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof Woof!
Wooooo-oof, oooh-oof, woof-woof Woof! oowoof! woof! Woof, Woof, Woof, Woof Woof-woof!
Woof.
If only you could find someone up there who could really deliver this lyric with all its depth and pathos!
- Transcribed by Paul Seitz

September 10th

I've been in the Army...An' that ain't no easy feat.
I've been in the Army...An' that ain't no easy feat.
But them soldiers they don't want me...They've left me in the street.
- Theron T. Rutyna

This the real time baby...Time to go find my lady.
This the real time baby...Time to go find my lady.
O' them boys sure make the gravy!
- Pat Valencia

Nobody loves me but my... (caught you, Bob! When did B.B. come in?)

The political right makes me so blue.
The political right makes me so blue.
'Cause I'm only free to be like you.
- no name given

I was drivin' down the highway between Iron Mtn. and Amasa.
I was drivin' down the highway between Iron Mtn. and Amasa.
I made a pit stop in Florence... Now I'm in trouble with the law!
- no name given

I've been working so long today. I got holes in the soles of my shoes.
I've been working so long today. I got holes in the soles of my shoes.
I was going to buy a new pair, but I had to pay my UNION dues!
- no name given

Tried to get some Financial Aid, I don't mean to sound crass.
Tried to get some Financial Aid, I don't mean to sound crass.
But the man streamlined my a..!
- no name given

I like Margaritas, my husband likes his beer.
I like Margaritas, my husband likes his beer.
I go out to take a break from my job, but drinkin's his career!
- no name give

Realtime Jazz Band Chips & Salsa Award Winner

Swayin' to the music - groovin' with the beat.
Swayin' to the music - groovin' with the beat.
Realtime plays the music, makes me wanna stomp my feet!
- no name given
Talk to REALTIME
or for information on
fine quality acoustic and electronic pianos
from Mitchell Piano Works,
email me at:

© 2000 cw2345@hotmail.com

RealtimeBlues Bash | Links
 
 


This page hosted by GeoCities Get your own Free Home Page

1