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