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Vallie Lee by Johnny Shines (Video)

Today, on my birthday, I'd like to share my favorite song by Johnny Shines: Vallie Lee. Enjoy.

Fish Tail

Fish Tail Lyrics
by Johnny Shines
in B♭ Blues.

Well I feel so lonesome
Baby hear me when I moan
Well I feel so lonesome
Baby hear me when I moan
Who been playin' my Fishtail, mama
Woo since I've been gone?

I could flash my lights
And my horn won't even blow
I flash lights, mama
Woo and my horn won't even blow
She's got a bad disconnection, baby
Woo well, baby, down below

Coils even buzz, mama
Generator ain't get no spark
Your motor's in a bad condition, got to have
Your battery charged, instead I'm crying
Please, baby, please don't do me wrong
Who been drivin' my Fishtail, mama
Woo since I've been gone?

Who? Who?
Who? Baby hear me when I moan
Who been playin' my Fishtail Cadillac
Woo since I've been gone?

Hey Mr. highway man
Please don't block the road
Who?
Please don't block the road
She ran a cold one hundred, boy
When she booked me she got to go

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Joliet Blues

Joliet Blues Lyrics
by Johnny Shines
in G Blues.

When they sent me to prison
My baby sat down and cried
When they sent me to prison
My baby sat down and cried
She said Daddy, you know that I love you
But you keep me dissatisfied

I said If I didn't love you, baby
I would not have done my crime
I said If I didn't love you, baby
I would not have done my crime
Well now you know I'm awful sorry
For to leave you behind

She was a smooth little woman
Just as sweet as she could be
She was a smooth little woman
Just as sweet as she could be
Well she waited and told many lies
Before she turned her back on me