How Long Blues Songtext
von Skip James

Note: hyphen=unsung word

How long
Baby, how long
That ev′nin' train been gone?
So long, honey, so long

I got to the station
When she left town
I′m blue an disgusted
I didn't know where to be bound
Howlin', how long
Baby, how long
Honey, how -

How long, baby
That ev′nin′ train been gone?
But so long
Baby, so long
Honey, so long


How long
Baby, how -
Am I to be

Treated wrong?
But in so long
Honey, so long
Honey, so -

(Piano)

How long
Baby, how -
Why must I keep my
Watch in pawn?
But so long
Baby, so long
Honey, so -

How long
Baby, how -
How long, to sing this -
But honey
Honey, so long
And baby, so -

(Piano to end)


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