Beale Street Blues - Original-Lena Horne

[ti:Beale Street Blues - Original] [ar:Lena Horne] [al:Lena Horne Selected Favorites Volume 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Beale Street Blues - Original - Lena Horne [00:17.99]I've seen the lights of gay Broadway [00:21.17] [00:26.48]Old Market Street down by the Frisco Bay [00:30.06] [00:33.92]I've strolled the Prado [00:35.69] [00:37.12]I've gambled on the Bourse; [00:38.81] [00:43.71]The seven wonders of the world I've seen [00:47.55] [00:52.11]And many are the places I have been [00:55.63] [00:59.60]Take my advice folks [01:01.14] [01:02.62]And see Beale Street first [01:04.33] [01:07.77]You'll see pretty browns in beautiful gowns [01:11.30] [01:12.54]You'll see tailor-mades and hand-me-downs [01:14.75] [01:16.53]You'll meet honest men and pick-pockets skilled [01:19.64] [01:20.58]You'll find that business never [01:22.08]Ceases 'til somebody gets killed [01:24.07] [01:24.96]If Beale Street could talk [01:26.35] [01:27.05]If Beale Street could talk [01:28.25] [01:29.02]Married men would have to take their beds and walk [01:32.43] [01:33.24]Except one or two who never drink booze [01:36.58] [01:37.54]And the blind man on the corner [01:40.08]Singing "Beale Street Blues " [01:41.00] [01:59.02]I'd rather be there than any place I know [02:04.08] [02:07.06]I'd rather be there than any place I know [02:13.30] [02:16.21]It's gonna take a sergeant for to make me go [02:21.11] [02:24.97]I'm goin' to the river maybe by and by [02:30.82] [02:32.80]Yes I'm goin' to the river maybe by and by [02:39.09] [02:42.02]Because the river's wet [02:43.46] [02:44.20]And Beale Street's done gone dry