Weeping Willow Blues-Bessie Smith

[ti:Weeping Willow Blues] [ar:Bessie Smith] [al:The Bessie Smith Story Volume 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Weeping Willow Blues - Bessie Smith [00:12.70]I went down to the river sat beneath [00:20.42]The willow tree [00:22.72] [00:24.50]The dew dropped on those willow [00:27.72]Leaves and it rolled right down on me [00:33.24] [00:34.36]And that's the reason I've got those [00:38.74]Weepin' willow blues [00:42.12] [00:57.24]I went up on the mountain high as [01:04.12]Any girl could stand [01:07.43] [01:08.32]And looked down on the mean [01:12.44]Town that took away my lovin' man [01:17.82] [01:18.68]And that's the reason I've got those [01:22.95]Weepin' willow blues [01:26.42] [01:41.41]I heard the whistle blowin' the [01:48.38]Fireman ring the bell [01:51.63] [01:53.54]They're takin' away that willow [01:56.62]Tree that give me this weepin' spell [02:01.98] [02:02.87]And that's the reason I've got those [02:07.30]Weepin willow blues [02:10.67] [02:15.02]When you're broken [02:16.33]Hearted and your man is out of town [02:19.74] [02:20.40]Go to the river take the chains and sit down [02:25.38]And if he don't come back to [02:27.69]You I'll tell you what to do [02:29.95] [02:30.62]Just jump right overboard [02:33.04]Cause he ain't no more to you [02:35.03] [02:36.03]Folks I love my man I kiss him [02:38.65]Mornin noon and night [02:40.18] [02:40.87]I wash his clothes and keep him [02:42.92]Clean and try to treat him right [02:45.40] [02:46.40]Now he's gone and left me after all I tried to do [02:51.41]The way he treats me girls [02:53.18]He'll do the same to you [02:56.06] [02:57.12]That's the reason [02:59.18] [02:59.91]I've got those weepin' willow blues