Sunny Land #20 3:19 Sonny Boy I (John Lee) (John Lee Williamson) Sonny Boy Williamson I - & harmonica Yank Rachell - mandolin, guitar & lines Joe Williams - Recorded March 13, Aurora, Illinois Leland Hotel Bluebird Recordings 1937-1938 [email protected]
Now goes the Sunny Land Runnin' on this Frisco Here goes this Land on this Frisco line Now, that's the same train come through You know, an stold little woman of mine
Lord, I hear that Sunny Land, blow time I hear that Sunny Land, blow Now you know, it make me lonesome? 'What Lord, because I want to go 'I comin', Boy.'
I heared the blew his whistle Now, an the rung his bell I heard the engineerman, his whistle Now and the fireman his bell Lord, said I hated to tell my 'What 'Baby, you cry you a 'Let's just here, Mr. Sonny Boy, just stay here.'
Now that's all right, but I My baby ain't to stay, alway But that's all right, I My baby going to stay, always Now, she get be-afraid, now an' thinkin' 'What Yank, an runnin' back home, someday 'I can now.'
'Boy, if I am blue, now I wit' it.'
(harmonica - Sonny Boy)
'Beat it out, boy'.
(harmonica continues)
Now, it was a low fireman Man, an dirty engineer It was a low fireman Lord, an a engineer 'Yes, run off'.' Well, they sure did me bad They my baby away from here.
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