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Artist: Bessie Smith
Canonical path: /bessie-smith/graveyard-dream-blues
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Graveyard Dream Blues
Read Graveyard Dream Blues lyrics by Bessie Smith on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Graveyard Dream Blues
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Blues on my mind, blues all around my head
Blues on my mind, and blues all around my head
I dreamed last night that the man that I love was dead
I went to the graveyard, fell down on my knees
I went to the graveyard, fell down on my knees
And I asked the gravedigger to give me back my real good man please
The gravedigger look me in the eye
The gravedigger look me in the eye
Said "I'm sorry lady but your man has said his last goodbye"
I wrung my hands and I wanted to scream
I wrung my hands and I wanted to scream
But when I woke up I found it was only a dream
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Bessie Smith performs "Graveyard Dream 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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