It’s Raining Here This Morning
Oh it’s raining, raining, raining here this morning As I sit in jail and hang my head in shame With a smile I try to greet each early dawning But they’ve given me a number for my name Many a little raindrops are falling close to me Makes the streams and rivers just as muddy […]
Italy
Yonder comes a pretty little girl, I’ll tell you how I know Her head is full of purtty little curls, all hanging down so low I’m going to Italy afore long to see that gal of mine Finger ring, finger ring, shines like glittering gold I’m going down to see my true love before she […]
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby Can’t buy a thrill Well, I’ve been up all night, baby Leanin’ on the windowsill Well, if I die On top of the hill And if I don’t make it You know my baby will Don’t the moon look good, mama Shinin’ through the trees? Don’t the brakeman […]
It Hurts Me Too
I can’t be happy, mama, for being so blue When you keep on worrying the way you do When things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too The man you loving, he don’t want you ’round So take me mama, let’s leave this town When things go wrong, so wrong with you […]
In Tall Buildings
Someday, baby, when I am a man And other’s have taught me The best that they can They’ll sell me a suit And cut off my hair And send me to work in tall buildings And it’s goodbye to the sunshine Goodbye to the dew Goodbye to the flowers And goodbye to you I’m off […]
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
Instrumental
In Hiding
I shut and locked the front door No way in or out I turned and walked the hallway And pulled the curtains down I knelt and emptied the mouth of every club around But nothing’s sound, nothing’s sound I’d stay but my last tab left me Ignored all my rounds Soon I was seeing visions […]
I’m Yours & I’m Hers
I’m Yours And I’m Hers You know I’m yours and I’m hers Somebody else’s too, oh yeah You know I’m yours and I’m hers Somebody else’s too You know I’m two-times seven mamas, ah Do just what I wanna do Let me, baby, let me squeeze her Well man, I’m lost uptown Let me, let […]
I’m Troubled
Meeting is pleasure And parting is grief But a false-hearted lover Is worse than a thief A thief will just rob you And take what you save But a false-hearted lover Will lead you to the grave I’m troubled, I’m troubled I’m troubled in mind If trouble don’t kill me Lord I’ll live a long time The grave will decay you And turn you […]
I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal
Hey I’m just an old chunk of coal But I’m gonna be a diamond some day I’m gonna grow and glow till I’m so blue pure perfect I’m gonna put a smile on everybody’s face I’m gonna kneel and pray every day Lest I should become vain along the way I’m just an old chunk […]
I’m Head Over Heels In Love
I think I’ll go across the ocean If I don’t change my notion I just got to forget you if I can Oh I’m feeling so blue I don’t know what to do For I’m head over heels in love with you Every day is sad and lonely For I’m thinking of you only Oh […]
I’m Coming Back But I Don’t Know When
I’m going down this lonesome road To see my fate or victory God must help us there to win I’m coming back but I don’t know when I hate to leave my mother dear My father who is old and gray But my true love I know you’ll wait For me to come back to […]
I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome
The lonesome sigh of a train going by Makes me want to stop and cry I recall the day it took you away I’m blue, I’m lonesome too When I hear that whistle blow I want to pack my suitcase and go The lonesome sound of a train going by Makes me want to stop […]
Van Scoy Jingle (I’m A Lucky Girl! Hooray! Oh Boy!)
I’m a lucky girl, hoo-ray, oh boy! Look at my diamond, it came from Van Scoy! My boyfriend bought it, saved lots of money too! Van Scoy’s the diamond king, yeah he’s the man for you!
I’ll Stay Around
Now you just told me that you’re leaving On the next train coming down I love you dear but I won’t follow I just think I’ll stay around For I know someday you’ll want me When your true love can’t be found But if you go dear I won’t follow I just think I’ll stay […]
I’ll Go Stepping Too
Don’t think I’ll be hanging around while you’re having fun I won’t sit here crying over you From now on when you step out I’ll tell you what I’ll do I’ll lock the door, put out the cat and I’ll go stepping too Yes, I’ll go stepping too, my honey I’ll go stepping too I’ll […]
I’ll Fly Away
Some glad morning when this life is over I’ll fly away To that home on God’s celestial shore I’ll fly away, everybody say right here I’ll fly away, oh glory I’ll fly away in the morning When I die Hallelujah, by and by I’ll fly away Just a few more weary days and then I’ll […]
Iko Iko
Hey now (hey now) Hey now (hey now) Iko iko un day Jockomo feeno ah na nay Jockomo feena nay [repeated twice] My grandma see your grandpa Sitting by the Bayou My grandma see your granpa Gonna fix your chicken wire (note 2) My spy dog see your spy dog Sitting by the Bayou My […]
If Your Hair Is Too Long, There’s Sin In Your Heart
A rich young ruler came one day, to ask about the narrow way But his hair was too long, and he couldn’t be saved The preacher looked at him through tears And said, “Your problems on your ears” If your hair’s too long, there’s sin in your heart If your hair’s on your ears, there’s […]
If That’s The Way You Feel
I don’t blame you for I know you want him That your love for me was never real I could hold you but you’d be unhappy But it’s alright if that’s the way you feel I know that I will always go on caring And my feelings now I must conceal I still need you […]
If I Should Wander Back Tonight
For many years I’ve been a rolling stone, my darling Like a gypsy I have roamed from place to place Fortune never came to me But how happy I would be Just to look again upon your smiling face Now if I should wander back tonight would you be waiting Would your eyes be filled […]
If I Lose
I never thought I’d need you but now I found I’m wrong Come on back sweet mama back where you belong I’ve gambled all over town find that I can’t win So come on back and pick me up again Now if I lose let me lose I don’t care how much I lose If […]
Long Hot Summer Day
Gonna pick up some of these empties here Just as soon as we know where they lay Tied off of them jolly and leaving lines On a long hot summer day For every day I work on the Illinois River Get a half a day off with pay Old tow boat pickin’ up barges On […]
I’m Gone, Long Gone
Long gone is how I’m leaving Long gone, why do you cry This is what you wanted baby So I’m gone, long gone I have tried to make you happy Still you say I’ve done you wrong Oh I’m giving up my darling So I’m gone, long gone Long gone is how I’m leaving Long […]