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Slave To The Blues

Slave To The Blues lyrics by Ma Rainey. Ain't robbed no train : ain't done no hanging crime It's that i'm a slave to the blues : even 'bout that man of mine...

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Slave To The Blues

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Ain't robbed no train : ain't done no hanging crime

It's that i'm a slave to the blues : even 'bout that man of mine

Blues do tell me : do i have to die a slave

Do you hear me screaming : you're going to take me to my grave

If i could break these chains : and let my worried heart go free

Well it's too late now : the blues have made a slave of me

You see me raving : you hear me crying

Oh lord : this wounded heart of mine

Folks i'm a‑grieving : from my head to my shoes

I'm a good‑hearted woman : but still i'm chained to the blues

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