Aunt Hagar's Blues - Original-Lena Horne

[ti:Aunt Hagar's Blues - Original] [ar:Lena Horne] [al:Lena Horne Selected Favorites Volume 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Aunt Hagar's Blues - Original - Lena Horne [00:08.70]Old Deacon Splivin his flock was givin' [00:12.54] [00:13.58]A way of livin' right [00:15.21] [00:17.08]Said he "No wingin' [00:18.62] [00:19.25]No ragtime singin' tonight " [00:20.73] [00:25.31]Up jumped Aunt Hagar [00:26.64] [00:27.46]And shouted out with all her might: [00:29.75] [00:33.81]Oh 'tain't no use to preachin' [00:37.24] [00:37.96]Oh 'tain't no use to teachin'; [00:41.18] [00:42.57]Each modulation of syncopation [00:45.27] [00:46.72]Just tells my feet to dance and I can't refuse [00:49.74] [00:50.57]When I hear the melody they call the blues [00:54.64] [00:55.95]Those ever-lovin' blues [00:58.01] [01:06.42]Just hear Aunt Hagar's chillun harmonizin' [01:10.40] [01:11.01]To that old mournful tune [01:12.84] [01:14.71]It's like choir from on high broke loose [01:19.11] [01:22.68]If the devil brought it [01:24.93] [01:25.49]The good Lord sent it right down to me [01:29.44] [01:30.57]Let the congregation join [01:34.59]While I sing those lovin' Aunt Hagar's Blues [01:37.71] [02:04.55]Just hear Aunt Hagar's chillun harmonizin' [02:07.64] [02:08.62]To that old mournful tune [02:11.33] [02:12.65]It's like choir from on high broke loose [02:18.05] [02:20.85]If the devil brought it [02:22.64] [02:23.45]The good Lord sent it right down to me [02:28.22] [02:28.89]Let the congregation join [02:31.99] [02:32.53]While I sing those lovin' Aunt Hagar's Blues