Sick Bed Blues (Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James) - By JR

This Blues song by Skip James had been haunting my brain for the past two weeks...so on a beautiful Seattle afternoon, near my window I decided to record this humble tribute to one of the masters of the Acoustic Guitar Blues...

Here are the lyrics (that I slightly modified here and there :-)

Layin' sick, honey, and in my bed
I'm layin' sick, honey, and in my bed
I'm layin' sick, honey and in my bed
I used to have some friends
But they wish that I were dead

In awful pain and deep in misery
Awful pain and deep in misery
Awful pain and deep in misery
I ain't got nobody
To come and see about me

And every dog, baby, got a day
And every dog, baby, got a day
And every dog, baby, got a day
But I said, 'Please, don't you treat me this-a way

The doctor came, lookin' very sad
The doctor came, lookin' very sad
The doctor came, lookin' very sad
He diagnosed my case
And said it was awful bad

He walked away, mumblin' very low
He walked away, mumblin' very low
He walked away, mumblin' very low
He said, 'May get better
But he never get well, no mo'

I hollered Lord, Lord, Lordy, Lord
Hollered Lord, Lord, Lordy, Lord
Hollered Lord, Lord, Lordy, Lord
I been so badly misused
An treated just like a dog

I've got a long trip
And I'm just too weak to ride
I got a long trip
And I'm just too weak to ride
I got a long trip
An I'm just too weak to ride
Now it's a thousand people
Standin' at my bedside

You take a stone
You can bruise my bone
You take a stone
And you can bruise my bone
You take a stone
And you can bruise my bone
But you sho' gon' miss me
When I'm dead and gone

I've been across the ocean
And I've been across the sea
Been across the ocean
And I've been across the sea
Been across the ocean
And I've been across the sea
I ain't found nobody
Would feel my sympathy.

-Skip James-

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Sick
• Bed
• Blues
• Skip
• James
• Stilljreming
• JR
• Acoustic
• Guitar

[trudbol]

Superbe! ;-)

[StillJreming]

@trudbol Merci Julien! :-)

[dog1dog2]

Man....I wish you'd put some more of these old blues covers up...fantastic job.

[VanderHbend]

From Cameroon to Seattle!? That's a tough move. Stay well, my friend!

[catiedid2456]

okay im 15 and love this...and am sick so thx :)

[MisterBorg9]

90% of these blues covers are a huge disappointment, but this is simply SUPERB! Keep up the great work!! 

[lowdenfan]

Beautifully done, Sir!

[lebiya2010]

I love your old school sound and melody. the heart and soul.... i dont hear this kind of music these days... thank you so much for uploading. very wonderful

[lastdropzz]

greets from russia! I loved it

[JimiChristopher]

Beautiful

[TnTKid54]

pfouah incroyable. Je posterais bien un message plus long mais j'ai rien à dire de plus que wow !

[Tubascope]

One of ym favorite Skip James songs. Good choice and good job.