> Sissy Blues
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> By Ma Rainey
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> http://blueslyrics.tripod.com/lyrics/ma_rainey/sissy_blues.htm
That's another good example.
Here's another one: "Prove It On Me Blues" (1928), also by Ma Rainey:
<blockquote>Went out last night, and a great big fight
Everything seemed to go on wrong I looked up, to my surprise The gal I was with was gone
Where she went, I don’t know
I mean to follow everywhere she goes Folks say I’m crooked, I didn’t know where she took it I want the whole world to know
They said I do it, ain’t nobody caught me
Sure got to prove it on me Went out last night with a crowd of my friends They must’ve been women, ‘cause I don’t like no men
It’s true I wear collar and a tie
Make the wind blow all the while ‘Cause they say I do it, ain’t nobody caught me They sure got to prove it on me
Wear my clothes just like a fan
Talk to the gals just like any old man ‘Cause they say I do it, ain’t nobody caught me Sure got to prove it on me.</blockquote>
You can listen to an excerpt from it at
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AOV4E/qid=1117644093/sr=2-3/ ref=pd_bbs_b_2_3/102-1539254-6990546?n=5174>.
Yoshie Furuhashi <http://montages.blogspot.com> <http://monthlyreview.org> <http://mrzine.org>