'Lectric Chair Blues by the Jazz Tuber Trio

From a concert on Jazz Treatments of Trauma and Resilience, featuring Jimmy Mazzy, banjo and vocals, Ted Casher, clarinet and tenor sax, and narration and tuba by Eli Newberger. To view the entire performance, please click here:
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Lyrics by Blind Lemon Jefferson:
Judge, your honor, hear my plea before you open up your court,
I don't want no sympathy, I went and cut my good man's throat.
I caught him with a travelin' Jane,
I warned him many times before,
So I took my knife and I went insane,
And the rest you ought to know.

Judge, Judge, please Mr. Judge, send me to the 'lectric chair.
Judge, Judge, good Mr. Judge, I wanna get away from here.
I wanna take a journey to the devil down below,
I went and killed my man,
I wanna reap just what I sow
So Judge, Judge, lawdy, lawdy Judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair.

Judge, Judge, good Mr. Judge, send me to the 'lectric chair.
Judge, Judge, send me there, Judge, I loved him so dear.
Now I cut him with my Barlow, I kicked him in the side,
I stood there laughing over him,
While he waddled round and died,
Now Judge, Judge, lawdy, lawdy Judge
Send me to the 'lectric chair.

Judge, Judge, hear me Mr. Judge, send me to the 'lectric chair.
Judge, Judge, good time, Judge, burn me cause I don't care.
I don't want no bondsmen man to call my bail,
I don't want to spend no 99 years in jail.
Judge, Judge, good time Judge,
Send me to the 'lectric chair.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Blind Lemon Jefferson
• Jimmy Mazzy
• Ted Casher
• Eli Newberger
• jazz banjo
• blues
• jazz tuba

[BudTuba]

Great Sound, Eli. Glad to see you haven't hung up the horn. Bud T in Rochester, NY

[technolope]

I was born in 1973, but this music makes me feel like a time traveler. This is wonderful!

[DiabloFish67]

Brilliant - keep playing.