30 Days in Jail

30 Days in Jail Lyrics
by Johnny Shines
in G Blues.

Mhmmmm mhmmmm
Mhmmmm mhmmmm
Well you don't like me, mama
Why should I be worried about you

Well if it weren't for you, baby
I wouldn't be here today
Well if it weren't for you, baby
Wouldn't be here today
Well you treat me low down and dirty
But I guess that, that's your way

Mhmmmm Low do lo lo lo
Mhmmmm Low do lo lo lo
Well I used to be a sweet man
But now I guess I'm just your dog

Well every time I see you, baby, you
got your mouth washed out
Every time I see you, you
got your mouth washed out
Well I haven't done nothin' to you
And I wonder what it's all about

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Pay Day Woman

Pay Day Woman Lyrics
by Johnny Shines
in E Blues.

Tell me, mama
What in the world is wrong with you
Please tell me, mama
What in the world is wrong with you
Well it don't seem like I can please you
No matter what in the world I do

I work hard everyday
Come straight home with all my pay
I work hard everyday
Come straight home with all my pay
Well you find some John
And give all my bread away

I'm gonna buy me a pistol
Nice and long as I am tall
Yes I'm gonna buy me a pistol, woman
Just as long as I am tall
I'm gonna shoot you in your face
While I stand back and watch you fall

Ready to go to penitentiary, woman
I better cut you loose
Ready to go to penitentiary, woman
Ooooh I better cut you loose
Well I wanna kill you
but my best friend said
Ain't no use

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Nobody's Fault But Mine

Nobody's Fault But Mine Lyrics
by Johnny Shines
in E Blues.

Well it's nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
Mmmm if I die my soul will be lost
Nobody's fault but mine

Well I got a bible in my home
Well I got a bible in my home
If I don't read it my soul will be lost
Lord knows it's nobody's fault but mine

Mhmm mother she taught me how to pray
Well mother she taught me how to pray
If I don't pray my soul will be lost
Nobody's fault but mine

Well mother she taught me how to read
Well mother taught me how to read
If I don't read my soul will be lost
It's nobody's fault but mine

Mmmm I got a song to sing
Well I got a song to sing
If I don't sing it my soul will be lost
Nobody's fault but mine

Mmmm I got a prayer to pray
Well I got a prayer to pray
If I don't pray it my soul will be lost
Nobody's fault but mine

Travelling Back Home

Travelling Back Home Lyrics
by Johnny Shines
in A Blues.

Well I woke up early this mornin'
feelin' 'round for my shoes
Ooooh Hmmmm
I feelin' 'round for my shoes
Well the reason why I feelin'
I've got them ole ramblin' blues

Well I feel like walkin'
I ain't got no walkin' shoes
Woooo Mmmmm
I ain't got no walkin' shoes
Well I still feel like, baby, I got to
Walk away my blues

Well leavin' early in the mornin'
If I have to ride the blinds
Woooo Mhmmm
If I have to ride the blinds
Well you see I've been mistreated
and I swear I don't mind dyin'

Go ahead, Pop

Well so soon this mornin', baby
My blues, it came fallin' down
Ooooh Mmmmm
My blues came fallin' down
Well I guess I'd better pack up, baby
This old burnin' town

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Mean Black Gobbler

Mean Black Gobbler Lyrics
by Johnny Shines
in E Blues.

Well the mean black gobbler
been fishin' in my pond
There's a mean black gobbler
been fishin' in my pond
Well then he catchin' out my perches
Barbecuin' the bone

Well I would hear you baby
I can hear you when you call
I can hear you baby
I can hear you when you call
Well you call me Little Johnny
Baby that ain't all

Mhm
I love to hear you call my name
Mhm
I love to hear you call my name
When she call
I swear it's so dog gone great

I Thought I Heard A Tone

I Thought I Heard A Tone Lyrics
by Johnny Shines
in A# / B♭ Blues.

Let's roll

Mmm
Water run down like rain
Ho
Water run down like rain
Well deep down in my heart, baby
There is nothing but achin' pain

Well I'm goin' to the fortune teller
have my fortune read
Ooh
Gonna have my fortune read
Well I don't believe
one thing my baby said

Well I'm going to Louisiana
Get myself a mojo hand
Ooh oh
Get myself a mojo hand
Well I'm gonna show you women
how to treat your man

Church bell ringin'
thought I heard a tone
Church bell ringin' boy now
Lord knows I heard a tone
Well he might know about that damn woman
that I loved, she dead and gone

Two Trains Runnin'

Two Trains Runnin' Lyrics
by Johnny Shines
in A Blues.

Two long freight train runnin'
side by side
One stole my woman I guess she's
satisfied
Two long freight train
Runnin' long side by side
Stole my woman I
guess she satisfied

Mister, that boy ain't gonna tell
me no lie
Did my baby stop or did she keep on
riding by
Mister, that boy ain't drivin'
please don't tell me no lie
Did my baby stop here or did she
keep on riding by

Early this mornin'
'bout break of day
Kind-hearted manner
I heard my woman say
Well early this mornin'
Woo 'bout break of day
Well in kind-hearted manner
thought I heard my baby say

Deep and dumb baby
She can't talk
Got one leg and I know
she can't walk
Deep and dumb baby
And I know she can't talk
Got one leg
I know she can't walk

Here my night cap
Don't forget your gown
I'm not so sleepy
But I feel like lyin' down
Here my night cap
Please don't forget your gown
Not so sleepy
But I feel like lyin' down