Voordat hij de hit(s) had waarmee hij grote bekendheid verwierf was Lou Rawls gospel/jazz/R&B-vocalist, die anoniem de tweede stem was bij Sam Cooke’s Bring it on home to me. Zijn debuut-lp met Les McCann Ltd., Stormy Monday, is Blindelingse Greep nr. 45 in de RG-Collectie vandaag.
Ik kies het onderstaande nummer dat het motief bevat dat in Blue yodel nr.1 van Jimmie Rodgers voorkomt.
Baby, we got to have a little talk
I ought to pack up my things and walk
I know a dollar goes from hand to hand
But before I let you go from man to man
I’d rather drink muddy water
Sleep out in a hollow log
I work for you like a Georgia mule
My friends all laughed, call me a fool
Your kisses are as sweet as can be
But before I let you make a fool out of me
I’d rather drink muddy water
Lay down and sleep in a hollow log
I love you baby, but you won’t be fair
You don’t know how to be on the square
Have your fun baby, if you must
But before I’ll have a woman that I cannot trust
I’d rather drink muddy water
Sleep out in a hollow log
Muddy water
Yes, Baby, we got to have a little talk
Said I ought to pack up my things and walk
I know a dollar goes from hand to hand
But before I let you go from man to man
I’d rather drink muddy water
Lay down and sleep out in a hollow log
I work for you like a Georgia mule
My friends all laughed and they called me a fool
Your kisses are as sweet as can be
But before I let you make a fool out of me
I’d rather drink muddy water
Sleep in a hollow log
Because I love you baby, but you won’t be fair
You don’t know how to be on the square
Have your fun baby, if you must
But before I’ll have a woman that I can’t trust
I’d rather drink muddy water
Drink muddy water
Drink muddy water
Sleep out in a hollow log
Muddy water
Muddy
I’d rather drink muddy water, 1962
Het origineel is van Eddie Miller, maar dat is niet te achterhalen, andere oudere versies wel. Een andere keer…
