Yank Rachell - Up North Blues (ULTRA RARE)

"Up North Blues" by Yank Rachell recorded in 1941. Unfortunately, I am not able to figure out the lyrics, so any help would be appreciated!


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[bluesborn]

This is water from deep,deep down in the well. What an amazing groove.

[busessuck1]

this is rare... it's the clearest sounding recording of Sonny Boy I've ever heard of as well

[guitarbastrd]

Harp player sounds like John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson. An under rated player in my opinion.

[970ronaldo]

Very good song!

Harper is Hammie Nixon (almost sure, absolute his style)

[bostonteabagger71739]

@banjochris good transcription. i think though, that the part where you wrote "I sit and i wonder and I look out..." should be "i sit in the window and I look out".

[banjochris]

You know I sit and I wonder and I look out, boys with tears all in my eyes (2x)

You know I want to get outdoors so bad, but Sonny Boy you know that I am scared that I would die.

You know it's so cold up north, the birds they cannot hardly fly (2x)

But everytime I step outdoors, the wind whisks put the water out my eye.

[banjochris]

Here's the jist of it (in 2 comments) -- not too sure about the last line of the last verse:

Now I'm goin' down south, I'm gonna stay until winter's gone (2x)

And when winter gone, then maybe I will go back home.

And I can't stay in the north, you know I ain't got sufficient clothes (2x)

You know when the wind get to blowin', Sonny Boy, you know I'm even scared to go outdoors.