Beale Street Blues (Original Mix)-Eartha Kitt

[ti:Beale Street Blues] [ar:Eartha Kitt] [al:Miss Kitt To You] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Beale Street Blues (Original Mix) - Eartha Kitt [00:09.60]If Beale Street could talk [00:12.40]If Beale Street could talk [00:14.08] [00:14.61]Married men would have to [00:16.30]Take their beds and walk [00:18.70]Except one or two [00:20.55]Who never drink booze [00:22.19]And the blind man on the corner [00:24.17]Who sings the Beale Street Blues [00:27.35]You'll see pretty browns in beautiful gowns [00:31.46]You'll see tailor-mades [00:33.34] [00:34.16]And hand-me-downs [00:35.11]You'll meet honest men [00:38.39]And pick-pockets skilled [00:40.58]You'll find that business never closes [00:43.07]Till somebody gets killed [00:44.81]I'd rather be here than anyplace I know [00:50.31] [00:53.61]I'd rather be here than anyplace I know [00:59.16] [01:02.67]It's gonna take the Sergeant [01:05.17] [01:05.73]For to make me go [01:08.24] [01:11.61]I'm going to the river [01:13.84] [01:14.90]Maybe by and by [01:18.52] [01:20.30]I'm going to the river [01:23.83]And there's a reason why [01:29.08]Because the river's wet [01:32.15]And Beale Street's done gone dry [01:35.80] [01:56.93]If Beale Street could talk [01:58.86] [01:59.58]If Beale Street could talk [02:01.17] [02:02.00]Married men would have [02:03.36]To take their beds and walk [02:06.54]Except one or two [02:07.68] [02:08.57]Who never drink booze [02:10.25]And the blind man on the corner [02:12.77]Who sings the Beale Street Blues [02:15.67]I'd rather be here be here [02:18.78]Than anyplace I know than anyplace I know [02:22.24] [02:24.07]I'd rather be here be here [02:26.69] [02:27.23]Than anyplace I know than anyplace I know [02:31.06] [02:32.66]It's gonna take the Sergeant [02:34.99] [02:35.91]For to make me go [02:38.40] [02:41.37]I'm goin' to the river river [02:45.47]Maybe by and by maybe by and by [02:49.98]Yes I'm goin' to the river the river and [02:54.49]There's a reason why [02:56.05] [02:56.96]There's a reason why [02:58.05] [02:59.83]Because the river's wet [03:02.09] [03:02.64]Beale Street's done gone dry