Sweet Potato Blues-Lonnie Johnson

[ti:Playing With The Strings] [ar:Lonnie Johnson] [al:Lonnie Johnson Vol. 3 (1927-19] [offset:0] [00:00.82]Playing With The Strings-Lonnie Johnson [00:08.88]It's raining and storming on the sea, we're miles and miles from shore. [00:19.11]It's raining and storming on the sea, we're miles and miles from shore. [00:29.22]The way the waves is rockin' this ship, we won't see home no more. [00:39.07]The wind is so strong, turnin' this old ship 'round and 'round. [00:49.13]This wind is so strong, turnin' this old ship 'round and 'round. [00:58.73]Something tells me, won't be long before we're sinkin' down. [01:08.16]The captain say, "Get your life saver, fasten them around your waist." [01:18.27]Captain say, "Get your life saver, and fasten them around your waist." [01:28.00]"Because we're sinkin' down, and the life boat is your safest place." [01:37.80]And we floated all night long in the storm, lost miles and miles from shore. [01:47.78]And the water was freezin', and the rain began to pour. [01:57.40]I say, "Girls and boys, let's pray, 'cause we won't see home no more." [02:08.81] [02:35.15]Uncle Sam's ship was comin', painted in red, white, and blue. [02:45.63]Uncle Sam's ship was comin', painted in red, white, and blue. [02:54.86]We say we live in New York City, red and white, blue brought us all the way through.