Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Blind Lemon Jefferson
Canonical path: /blind-lemon-jefferson/sad-news-blues
Related lyric paths: 6
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Sad News Blues
Read Sad News Blues lyrics by Blind Lemon Jefferson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sad News Blues
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I got a letter : I got a letter here in my hand
My brown wrote to tell me sad news : she got a brand new man
I'm a long long way from home : I ain't got no *lover* in town
I'm going to get that *B and M* to Baltimore boy : I heard my baby *is there*
I was drinking all night [long] : got up this morning sloppy drunk
I would pack my things : but somebody done stole my trunk
I went uptown last night : I tried drinking hard to ease my pain
But you ain't got no money : so don't come back here again
It's sad news : when your baby's ???ing on you
Even though you been kind : there's nothing that you can do
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Blind Lemon Jefferson performs "Sad News Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Blind Lemon Jefferson catalog on LyroVerse.
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