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Artist: Big Bill Broonzy
Canonical path: /big-bill-broonzy/down-in-the-basement-blues
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Down In The Basement Blues
Read Down In The Basement Blues lyrics by Big Bill Broonzy on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Down In The Basement Blues
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Down to the depot mama Lord : I looked up on the board
Lord I asked the ticket agent : how long the southbound train been gone
Got my ticket Lord Lord : conductor can I ride
Lord I want to *get to* that basement : I'll be satisfied
Sweety in the basement mama Lord : sweet as she can be
Lord she is low and she is squatty : she's all right with me
Down to the railroad mama Lord : and I looked up at the sun
Lord if the train don't come : there's going to be some walking done
Don't want no woman Lord Lord : *declare I'll stay at home*
Because she will hide in the bushes : she is hard to find
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Big Bill Broonzy performs "Down In The Basement Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Big Bill Broonzy catalog on LyroVerse.
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