Jazz Gillum — Reefer Head Woman lyrics

Lyrics

Bill Gillum & His Jazz Boys
Jazz Gillum — vocal & hmc, Big Bill Broonzy — guitar, unk bass
George Barnes — elc gtr, Washboard Sam (Robert Brown) — washbrd
Recorded: Aurora, Ill., Monday March 14, 1938 Leland Hotel
Album: Bill 'Jazz' Gillum The Bluebird Recordings 1934−1938
Bluebird 66 717−2 RCA, BMG 1997.
Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com
Now, I can’t see why my baby sleeps so sound
Well now, I can’t see why my baby sleeps so sound
She must-a have smoked her reefer
An it’s bound to carry her down
When I left her this mornin'
Now, I left her sleepin' sound
When I left her this mornin'
I left her sleepin' sound
The only way she could catch me Is to run like a fool bloodhound
(guitars & washbrd & bass) 'Yas, yas'
She said she was gon' leave me Goin' to some no good town
She said she was gon' leave me Goin' to some no good town
She was a rough cuttin' woman
She didn’t like to break 'em down
If you got a good woman
Mens, please don’t take her around
If you got a good woman
Mens, please don’t take her around
She will get full of reefers
And raise sand all over this town.
(harmonica & instrumental to end)