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Artist: Blind Lemon Jefferson
Canonical path: /blind-lemon-jefferson/maltese-cat-blues
Related lyric paths: 6
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Maltese Cat Blues
Read Maltese Cat Blues lyrics by Blind Lemon Jefferson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Maltese Cat Blues
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Rats is mean in my kitchen : and I lost my Maltese cat
I'm going to make things right with my good gal : man and it's tight like that
I'm going to start walking : walk the shoes clean off of my feet
Just thinking about my mama : and man that woman sure is sweet
I ain't got no suitcase : I don't have a one bottle of gin
I've got to stay drunk to keep warm : because my clothes is so thin
Long lonesome train : come passing me a‑flying
I was thinking about my mama : and I didn't pay that train no mind
When you get a‑home : buy a Maltese cat
And a good strong brownskin : man it's tight like that
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Blind Lemon Jefferson performs "Maltese Cat Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Blind Lemon Jefferson catalog on LyroVerse.
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