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Statesboro Blues Lyrics
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low;
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low.
You got no nerve baby, to turn Uncle John from your door.
I woke up this morning, I had them Statesboro Blues,
I woke up this morning, had them Statesboro Blues.
Well, I looked over in the corner, and Grandpa seemed to have them too.
Well my momma died and left me,
My poppa died and left me,
I ain't good looking baby,
Want someone sweet and kind.
I'm goin' to the country, baby do you wanna go?
But if you can't make it baby, your sister Lucille said she wanna go.
(and I sure will take her).
I love that woman, better than any woman I've ever seen;
Well, I love that woman, better than any woman I've ever seen.
Well, now, she treat me like a king, yeah, yeah, yeah,
I treat her like a dog gone queen.
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low.
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low.
You got no nerve babe, to turn Uncle John from your door.
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low.
You got no nerve baby, to turn Uncle John from your door.
I woke up this morning, I had them Statesboro Blues,
I woke up this morning, had them Statesboro Blues.
Well, I looked over in the corner, and Grandpa seemed to have them too.
Well my momma died and left me,
My poppa died and left me,
I ain't good looking baby,
Want someone sweet and kind.
I'm goin' to the country, baby do you wanna go?
But if you can't make it baby, your sister Lucille said she wanna go.
(and I sure will take her).
I love that woman, better than any woman I've ever seen;
Well, I love that woman, better than any woman I've ever seen.
Well, now, she treat me like a king, yeah, yeah, yeah,
I treat her like a dog gone queen.
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low.
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low.
You got no nerve babe, to turn Uncle John from your door.
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Taj Mahal does a lovely version of this song also. Both aong versions are great in their own ways.
This version was based on Taj Mahal's.
Great version of Willie Mc Tell's Stateboro Blues
one of Duane's best slide performances
This song and Bly Sky might be the best Allman Bro's songs ever.
"Statesboro Blues" is a blues song written by Blind Willie McTell; the title refers to the town of Statesboro, Georgia. McTell made the first recording of the song on October 17, 1928.
McTell borrowed part of the lyrics from a 1923 Sippie Wallace recording of "Up The Country Blues" which was later popularized by Canned Heat as "Goin' Up the Country".
The song has since been covered by many other artists including Taj Mahal. The most familiar and most popular rendition of the song is by The Allman Brothers Band, as recorded at the Fillmore East in March 1971 and first released on the 1971 album The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East. It features Duane Allman's masterful slide guitar playing.
The original version contains several different lines that are different from the Allman Brothers version. This maybe due to the tradition of improvisation in Blues especially in lyrics.
IMHO the live (Fillmore) version is superior to their studio version. Always a sign of a quality band when live sounds better than studio. I think it has to do with Duane's slide guitar which has a much more raw authentic sound to it on the live version.