Don't Start Me Talkin'

About Don't Start Me Talkin'

"Don't Start Me Talkin'" (also called "Don't Start Me to Talkin'") is a blues song written and performed by Sonny Boy Williamson II. It was Williamson's first single recorded for Checker Records, and reached number three in the Billboard R&B charts in 1955.

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Well, I'm goin' down to Rosie's, stop at Fannie Mae's 
Gonna tell Fannie what I heard, her boyfriend say 

Don't start me to talkin', I'll tell her everything I know 
I'm gonna break up this signifyin', 'cause somebody's got to go 

Jack give his wife two dollars, go downtown and get some margarine 
Gets out on the streets, ol' George stopped her 
He knocked her down, and blackened her eye 
She gets back home, tell her husband a lie 

Don't start me to talkin, I'll tell everything I know 
I'm gonna break up this signifyin', somebody's got to go 

She borrowed some money, go to the beauty shop 
Jim honked his horn, she begin to stop 
She said, take me, baby, around the block
I'm goin to the beauty shop, where I can get my hair sock 

Don't start me to talkin', I'll tell everything I know 
Well, to break up this signifyin', somebody's got to go

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Sonny Boy Williamson II

Aleck "Sonny Boy Williamson" Miller (possibly December 5, 1912 – May 25, 1965) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, from Mississippi. He is acknowledged as one of the most charismatic and influential blues musicians, with considerable prowess on the harmonica and highly creative songwriting skills. He recorded successfully in the 1950s and 1960s, and had a direct influence on later blues and rock performers. He should not be confused with another leading blues performer, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, who died in 1948. more »

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