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Charley Patton - Spoonful Blues (Delta Blues 1929)

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Charley Patton - Spoonful Blues

A song about cocaine

Charlie Patton born Mississippi, April 1891 was an experienced performer of songs before he was twenty years old and was first recorded (Thankfully) in 1929. His influence is everywhere and was arguably the first of the greats. An influence on Son House, Tommy Johnson, Bukka White and without doubt Howlin' Wolf. We have to thank archivists, the likes of Harry Smith, that we can hear these inimitable songs today.

Spoonful Blues

(spoken: I'm about to go to jail about this spoonful)
In all a spoon', 'bout that spoon'
The women goin' crazy, every day in their life 'bout a...
It's all I want, in this creation is a...
I go home (spoken: wanna fight!) 'bout a...
Doctor's dyin' (way in Hot Springs !)
just 'bout a...
These women goin' crazy every day in their life 'bout a...

Would you kill a man dead? (spoken: yes, I will!) just 'bout a...
Oh babe, I'm a fool about my...
(spoken: Don't take me long!) to get my...
Hey baby, you know I need my...
It's mens on Parchman (done lifetime) just 'bout a...
Hey baby, (spoken: you know I ain't long) 'bout my...
It's all I want (spoken: honey, in this creation) is a...
I go to bed, get up and wanna fight 'bout a...
(spoken: Look-y here, baby, would you slap me? Yes I will!) just 'bout a...
Hey baby,
(spoken: you know I'm a fool a-)
'bout my...
Would you kill a man?
(spoken: Yes I would, you know I'd kill him)
just 'bout a...
Most every man (spoken: that you see is)
fool 'bout his...
(spoken: You know baby, I need)
that ol'...
Hey baby,
(spoken: I wanna hit the judge 'bout a)
'bout a...
(spoken: Baby, you gonna quit me? Yeah honey!)
just 'bout a...
It's all I want, baby, this creation is a...
(spoken: look-y here, baby, I'm leavin' town!)
just 'bout a...
Hey baby, (spoken: you know I need)
that ol'...
(spoken: Don't make me mad, baby!)
'cause I want my...
Hey baby, I'm a fool 'bout that...
(spoken: Look-y here, honey!)
I need that...
Most every man leaves without a...
Sundays' mean (spoken: I know they are)
'bout a...
Hey baby, (spoken: I'm sneakin' around here)
and ain't got me no...
Oh, that spoon', hey baby, you know I need my...

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  • The voice of the Delta and the profile of America. Charlie Patton is AMERICA.

  • @SlymmieFatts I always heard he was black and Choctaw Indian, and that a lot of the first black blues players were mixed with Native Americans. Indians were part of the birth of the blues!

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  • ONCE AGAIN i am most likely loosing a pretty girl because i have chosen the blues over0 her....and she don't even understand....i could ..you now..but...ok...i love my 7th note then i could ever love her...sweet dreams to you people.... love kingston on peace and love mofosssss

    i don''t care really to tell u he truh

  • This song sucks the big one. Sorry

  • @augustrushmotloch You want a medal or something?

  • I'm 16 and I like this kind of music its a good song

  • Holy Shit. While everyone is blah-blahing "it means this or that" or "you're not black, how would you know", or "I is black I know the meaning"..... How about STFU and listen. And listen to 1) the incredible arrangement of the song 2) the incredible ambiguity of the lyrics. Not a lot of folk were doing this sort of thing at this time. Credit THE SONG AS IT IS with some intelligence. Maybe you are not meant to know...really. The arrangement with the speaking - for me is just brilliant.
  • The legend of Blues

  • @SlymmieFatts I don't subscribe to the idea that only a Black person can understand or play the blues etc. Blues is global now and that's a wonderful thing, but the black indian thing burns me up a little. Every black person in America is mixed with something, european or indian, heck I even have a Chinese ancestor from the late 19th century in my woodpile. As much as I respect the Africans, we are an entirely seperate group. This mixing has made for great music among other things...

  • you can know a patton song when you hear one

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