King Edward Blues

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Blind Willie McTell

Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier May 5, 1898 – August 19, 1959), was a Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of Piedmont blues, although, unlike his contemporaries, he came to exclusively use twelve-string guitars. McTell was also an adept slide guitarist, unusual among ragtime bluesmen. His vocal style, a smooth and often laid-back tenor, differed greatly from many of the harsher voice types employed by Delta bluesmen, such as Charlie Patton. McTell embodied a variety of musical styles, including blues, ragtime, religious music, and hokum. more »

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spoken:
McTell: I'm singin' a song that I made myself off the notable, honorable King Edward. ""Baby It Must Be Love""
Alan Lomax: Wait, wait a minute. This is Blind Willie ... McTell, playing at Atlanta, Georgia

Tell me honey, now tell me please
Is my lover now hard to please
I'm gettin' groggy in my knees
Baby and it must be love

A funny feelin' reaches up my spine
To my head like cherry wine
Make me think the world's all mine
Baby and it must be love

I hear the church bell ringin'
I see visions clear
I hear the birdies singin'
I know darn well there's no birdies there

I don't like your shirts and ties
They don't seem to harmonize
They don't match them big brown eyes
Baby and it must be love

Spoken: Beat it out

Can be a rich man, a poor man, a beggar man, king
It'll make you give up everything
Every time you feel that sting
Honey it must be love

Made a preacher lay his bible down
Made a rabbit hug a hound
Made King Edward give up his crown
Baby and it must be love

I hear the church bell ringin'
I see visions clear
I hear the birdies singin'
Know darn well there's no birdies there

I don't like your shirts and ties
They don't seem to harmonize
They don't match those big brown eyes
Mama and it must be love
Baby and it must be love

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