Aunt Hagar's Blues-Lena Horne

[ti:Aunt Hagar's Blues] [ar:Lena Horne] [al:Lower Basin Street] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Aunt Hagar's Blues - Lena Horne [00:08.72]Old Deacon Splivin his flock was givin' [00:12.58] [00:13.30]A way of livin' right [00:15.33] [00:16.95]Said he No wingin' [00:18.45] [00:19.04]No ragtime singin' tonight [00:21.86] [00:25.21]Up jumped Aunt Hagar [00:27.42]And shouted out with all her might [00:29.87] [00:33.68]Oh 'tain't no use to preachin' [00:38.20]Oh 'tain't no use to teachin' [00:42.48]Each modulation of syncopation [00:46.69]Just tells my feet to dance and I can't refuse [00:49.85] [00:50.43]When I hear the melody they call the blues [00:55.89]Those ever-lovin' blues [00:58.61] [01:06.38]Just hear Aunt Hagar's chillun harmonizin' [01:10.48]To that old mournful tune [01:13.54] [01:14.63]It's like choir from on high broke loose [01:20.31] [01:22.67]If the devil brought it [01:25.19]The good Lord sent it right down to me [01:30.03] [01:30.58]Let the congregation join [01:34.38]While I sing those lovin' Aunt Hagar's Blues [01:38.36] [02:04.27]Just hear Aunt Hagar's chillun harmonizin' [02:08.23]To that old mournful tune [02:12.49]It's like choir from on high broke loose [02:18.98] [02:20.63]If the devil brought it [02:23.05]He good Lord sent it right down to me [02:28.51]Let the congregation join [02:32.24]While I sing those lovin' Aunt Hagar's Blues