Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues-Skip James

[ti:Washington D.C. Hospital Cente] [ar:Skip James] [al:Vanguard Visionaries] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues - Skip James [00:09.51]Yes I was a good man [00:10.94] [00:12.88]But I'm a poor man [00:14.06] [00:16.12]You understand [00:16.81] [00:22.86]In the hospital now [00:23.99] [00:25.79]In Washington DC [00:26.92] [00:29.11]Ain't got nobody [00:29.98] [00:32.16]To see about me [00:33.10] [00:35.53]But I'm a good man [00:36.71] [00:38.58]But I'm a poor man [00:39.71]You can understand [00:42.33] [00:48.26]All the doctors [00:49.20] [00:51.43]And nurses too [00:52.31] [00:54.82]They came and they asked me [00:56.31] [00:57.74]Who in the world are you [00:59.17] [01:01.12]I says I'm the good man [01:02.55] [01:03.60]But I'm a poor man [01:05.29] [01:06.92]You can understand [01:07.20] [01:14.38]The doctors and nurses [01:15.50] [01:17.56]They shaking their head [01:18.81] [01:20.80]Said take this poor man [01:22.05] [01:24.12]And put him to bed [01:25.31] [01:27.36]Because he's a good man [01:28.74] [01:30.60]We know he's a poor man [01:32.11] [01:33.79]We can understand [01:34.23] [01:42.22]I didn't go hungry [01:43.34] [01:45.53]I had a plenty to eat [01:46.90] [01:48.77]I had good treatment [01:49.64]And a place to sleep [01:53.14] [01:55.57]Because I was a good man [01:57.07] [01:58.69]They knew I was a poor man [02:00.32] [02:02.01]They could understand [02:03.00] [02:08.86]I met a little damsel [02:10.17] [02:11.98]She promised me [02:12.79] [02:15.48]That she would love me [02:16.79] [02:18.79]And always be sweet [02:19.78] [02:22.34]She found out I was a poor man [02:24.15] [02:25.66]And I thought I was a good man [02:27.46] [02:28.58]She couldn't understand no [02:29.64] [02:35.51]Now when she left me [02:36.76] [02:38.69]She got in the do [02:39.88] [02:42.12]She waved me good bye [02:43.37] [02:45.37]I haven't seen her no more [02:46.81] [02:49.05]She found out I was a good man [02:50.80] [02:52.29]She knew I was a poor man [02:53.73] [02:55.66]She couldn't understand [02:56.64] [03:02.75]The doctors and nurses [03:03.93] [03:06.06]They shaking my hand [03:07.05] [03:09.30]Say you can go home now skip [03:11.05] [03:12.61]You's a sound well man [03:13.85] [03:16.22]Because you's a good man [03:17.08] [03:19.25]You's a poor man [03:20.32] [03:22.50]We can understand [03:23.37] [03:29.43]I'd thanking my doctor [03:30.16] [03:32.53]And I was shaking his hand [03:34.08] [03:36.28]I'm gon' play these hospital blues [03:37.77] [03:39.20]Till you's a wealthy man [03:40.51] [03:42.59]You took me as a good man [03:44.19] [03:45.89]You know'd I was a poor man [03:47.38] [03:49.01]You could understand [03:49.88] [03:55.80]You know'd I was a good man [03:57.55] [03:58.98]But I'm a poor man [03:59.52] [04:02.33]You ooo can understand