Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Bessie Smith
Canonical path: /bessie-smith/chicago-bound-blues
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Chicago Bound Blues
Read Chicago Bound Blues lyrics by Bessie Smith on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Chicago Bound Blues
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Late last night, I sold away and cried
Late last night, I sold away and cried
Had the blues for Chicago, I just can't be satisfied
Blues on my brain, my tongue refused to talk
Blues on my brain, my tongue refused to talk
I was followin' my daddy but my feet refuses to walk
Mean old fireman, cruel old engineer
Lord mean old fireman, cruel old engineer
You took my man and left his mama standing here
Big red headline, tomorrow Defender
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Big red headline, tomorrow Defender news
"Woman dead down home, these old Chicago blues"
I said blues
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Bessie Smith performs "Chicago Bound Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Bessie Smith catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Beale Street Mama and A Good Man Is Hard To Find with a short reason for opening each page next.
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