| Street Car Blues Trk 10 3:04
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| Sleepy John Estes
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| (John Adam Estes)
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| Sleepy John Estes — vocal & guitar
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| Yank — mandolin, Jab Jones — piano
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| Recorded: May 13, 1930 Memphis, Victor # 59 919−2
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| Album: Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers — 2 CD set
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| 'Legendenary 1928 — 1930 Recordings'
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| JSP Records CD3406
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| Now, I know the people
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| Is 'onna wonder, ev’rywhere
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| I say, I know the people
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| Is 'onna wonder, ev’rywhere
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| Because they heard of poor John
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| Was saw around 'lectric car
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| Now, catch the Central car for
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| Ride it down to Central Street
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| I say, I catch the Central car for
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| Ride it down to Central Street
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| Lord, I’m 'onna ease it down in Rovers
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| Catch my baby out on a midnight train
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| Lord, reason why baby, I
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| I been so long writin' to you
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| I said the reason why, baby
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| I been so long writin' to you
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| Because I been studyin' so hard
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| Lord, how to all sing these blues
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| 'Sing 'em boy, for Mr. James!'
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| Lord, I lost my papa and my dear mama, too
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| I say, I love my papa and my dear mama, too
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| Lord, I’m gonna quit my bad way of livin'
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| And visit the Sunday school |