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Composer: John Robinson, Roy Turk

Bessie Smith - Beale Street Mama lyrics



Jenny Neale,
Down in Beale,
Gave her papa the air;
Left him cold,
Got him told,
Said she didn't care.
Old Joe, her beau,
Looked just like he would die;
If you was near him,
You would hear him
Sob his mournful cry:

Beale Street Papa,
Why don't you come back home?
It isn't proper to leave your mama all alone!
Sometimes I was cruel, that was true,
But Papa, you know Mama never two-timed you!
Boo-hoo, I'm blue;
So how come you do me like you do?
I'm cryin'!
Beale Street Papa, don't mess around with me!
There's plenty pettin' that I can get in Tennessee,
I'll still get my sweet cooking, constantly,
But not the kind you served to me,
So Beale Street Papa, come back home!

So how come you do me like you do?
I'm cryin'!
Beale Street Papa, don't mess around with me!
There's plenty pettin' that I can get in Tennessee,
I bought a rifle, razor and a knife,
A full support [?] can't save my life;
So Beale Street Papa, come back home!
Songs list of album: Down Hearted Blues [Proper] (2004)
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01    Down Hearted Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
02    Gulf Coast Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
03   Beale Street Mama lyrics   -
04    Baby Won't You Please Come Home lyrics Add lyrics   -
05    'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do lyrics Add lyrics   -
06    Bleeding Hearted Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
07    Lady Luck Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
08    Midnight Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
09    Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time lyrics Add lyrics   -
10    Any Woman's Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
11   Chicago Bound Blues lyrics   -
12    Moonshine Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
13    Work House Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
14    House Rent Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
15    Rainy Weather Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
16    Weeping Willow Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
17    The Bye Bye Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
18    Sinful Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
19    Dying Gambler's Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
20    The St. Louis Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
21    Reckless Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
22    Sobbin' Hearted Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
23    Cold in Hand Blues lyrics Add lyrics   -
 

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