Aunt Hagar's Blues-Lena Horne

[ti:Aunt Hagar's Blues] [ar:Lena Horne] [al:Ladies in Jazz - Lena Horne] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Aunt Hagar's Blues - Lena Horne [00:08.62]Old Deacon Splivin his flock was givin' [00:13.25]A way of livin' right [00:16.90]Said he "No wingin' no ragtime singin' tonight " [00:23.96] [00:25.20]Up jumped Aunt Hagar [00:27.18]And shouted out with all her might: [00:31.19] [00:33.60]Oh 'tain't no use to preachin' [00:37.81]Oh 'tain't no use to teachin'; [00:42.30]Each modulation of syncopation [00:46.62]Just tells my feet to dance and I can't refuse [00:50.39]When I hear the melody they call the blues [00:55.57]Those ever-lovin' blues [00:59.62] [01:06.32]Just hear Aunt Hagar's chillun harmonizin' [01:10.35]To that old mournful tune [01:14.56]It's like choir from on high broke loose [01:22.66]If the devil brought it [01:25.35]The good Lord sent it right down to me [01:30.47]Let the congregation join [01:34.14]While I sing those lovin' Aunt Hagar's Blues [01:39.86] [02:04.36]Just hear Aunt Hagar's chillun harmonizin' [02:08.53]To that old mournful tune [02:12.54]It's like choir from on high broke loose [02:20.19] [02:20.74]If the devil brought it [02:23.05]The good Lord sent it right down to me [02:28.49]Let the congregation join [02:32.28]While I sing those lovin' Aunt Hagar's Blues