The Red Cross Store-Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee

[ti:The Red Cross Store] [ar:Sonny Terry] [al:BD Blues: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Red Cross Store - Sonny Terry [00:03.14]Written by：Sonny Terry [00:06.28]Sonny boy gill hip hop to the hardships [00:08.23]Way back in the year of twenty nine [00:09.94] [00:11.76]Who was in port [00:12.84] [00:15.79]Took us all the camel cigarette [00:16.97]And put us on golden grain [00:18.60] [00:19.79]I will tell you about the red 'cross the hardship [00:21.99]That I had to go through with [00:23.30] [00:24.79]We and my girl talk last night talk about an hour [00:28.43]Running go to the red 'cross store for some red 'cross flour [00:31.64]I said no [00:32.47] [00:33.80]Baby I don't wanna go [00:35.38] [00:37.77]Though I'd rob a bank for you woman [00:40.14]But I won't go to that red baby 'cross store [00:42.79] [00:44.17]Why [00:44.71] [00:45.35]I'mma red 'cross people [00:47.32]Sure to treat you mean [00:48.80]One can tomato [00:50.51]Two's a cans of beans [00:51.63]I said no [00:52.53] [00:54.04]Baby I don't wanna go [00:55.88] [00:56.67]Bye bye [00:57.57] [00:58.16]Though I'd rob a bank or stop a train [01:00.58]But I won't go to that red 'cross store [01:02.94] [01:04.90]Now you can go down any moment [01:06.85]They ask you how you feel [01:08.63]Give you back tomatoes and a pack of bowling meal [01:11.42]I said no [01:13.38] [01:13.98]Baby girl party I don't wanna go [01:15.87] [01:17.92]I'll do anything in the world for you [01:20.41]But I won't go that red 'cross store [01:22.90] [01:24.64]Now you know that man [01:25.57]Who was the president who was named [01:28.19]Took me off of camel cigarettes [01:29.71]And put me on golden grain [01:31.49]I said no [01:33.73]But I don't wanna go [01:35.55] [01:37.88]Well I say I quit smoking [01:40.40]So I go to the red 'cross store [01:42.74] [01:46.03]That ain't no me [01:47.28]I ain't working so hard sonny [01:49.32]I got a girl in the white folk shop [01:51.57] [01:52.69]I should told me no [01:54.07] [01:54.95]Brownie you don't have to go wow [01:57.72] [01:59.16]I'll bring your meal from the kitchen [02:01.56]Stay away from that red 'cross store [02:04.15] [02:04.68]Let's go runnin' until I can feel so good [02:07.01] [02:16.52]She said no baby [02:18.05] [02:25.49]Now who was he once told us [02:27.00]He's gonna make things all right [02:28.78]Give us one can of chipped beef [02:30.65]Two or three cans of tripe [02:31.82]I told him no no [02:33.62] [02:34.19]Baby no I don't wanna go [02:36.03] [02:38.27]Though I'll do anything for you baby [02:40.71]I won't go the red 'cross store [02:42.96] [03:03.55]Sonny I have found me another girl [03:05.44]That's gonna get us all a job [03:07.49]Take care of me while these [03:08.56]There gones times hard [03:09.82]I said yes yes but you know I don't wanna go [03:14.18] [03:16.41]When you get your money get your cheque cashed [03:18.90]I'll stay away from that red 'cross store