Welfare Stores Blues-John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson

[ti:Welfare Store Blues] [ar:Sonny Boy Williamson] [al:Blues History] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Welfare Stores Blues - John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson [00:11.76]Now me an my baby we talked late last night [00:15.24]An we talked for another hour [00:17.19] [00:17.77]She wanted me to go down to the welfare sto' [00:20.09]And get a sack a-that welfare flour [00:22.78]But I told her 'No' [00:24.46] [00:26.00]'Baby an I sho' don't wanna go' [00:28.63] [00:29.32]I said 'I'll do anything in the world for you [00:36.51]I don't wanna go down to that welfare sto' [00:39.51] [00:43.95]Now you need to go get you some real white man [00:46.84]You know to sign yo' little note [00:49.00] [00:49.70]They give ya a pair of them king-toed shoes [00:52.36]I want no a-them pleat-back soldier coat [00:54.46]But I 'No'told 'er [00:55.70] [00:57.72]'Baby an I sho' don't wanna go [01:00.19] [01:01.21]I say 'I'll do anything in the world for ya [01:07.62]'But I don't wanna go down to that welfare sto' [01:10.64] [01:46.07]President Roosevelt said on welfare people [01:49.08]They gonna treat ev'ryone right [01:50.75] [01:51.83]Said they give ya a them can beansof [01:53.99]An a can or two of them old tripe [01:56.12]But I told 'er 'No' [01:57.91] [01:59.47]'Baby an I sho' don't wanna go [02:01.89] [02:02.50]I say 'I'll do anything in the world for ya [02:09.37]'But I don't wanna go down to that welfare sto' now [02:12.79] [02:16.62]Well now me an my baby we talked yesterday [02:19.44]An we talked in my backyard [02:21.55] [02:22.26]She said 'I'll take care-a you Sonny Boy [02:24.79]Just as long as these times stay hard' [02:26.81]An I told her 'Yeah baby an I sho' won't have to go' [02:32.67] [02:36.93]I said 'If you do that for me [02:39.00] [02:39.67]I won't have to go down to that welfare sto'