Artist: Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Hopkins's lyrics & chords
Sam Hopkins was born on March 15, 1912 in Centerville, Texas. In 1920, at the age of eight, Hopkins met and played with the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson, even becoming Jefferson's guide for a short time. Hopkins' cousin, the great bluesman, Texas Alexander, was another influence. Their musical partnership was broken up by Hopkins' time in Houston's County Prison Farm during the 1930s. When Hopkins made his way to Houston's Third Ward in 1946 he was introduced to Lola Anne Cullum, a talent scout who had pieced together deals with companies ...read more
Everybody's down on me Sail on, little girl, sail on Get off my toe Broken hearted blues Mister charlie Have to let you go See that my grave is kept clean Bunion stew That gambling life Can't do like you used to Sittin' down thinkin' Back door friend Goin' to dallas to see my pony run Wine spodee-o-dee You better watch yourself Too many drivers I've had my fun if i don't get well no more Goin' back home Rolling and rolling Give me central 209 You're gonna miss me Hopkins' sky hop My california Tell me, baby Mama and papa hopkins Dc-7 Worried life blues Freight train Go down old hannah Daddy will be home one day Got me a louisiana woman What'd i say Till the gin gets here I'm wild about you baby My heart to weep Sinner's prayer Woke up this morning Mad with you Fishing clothes My black name Cotton Hear me talkin' Remember me Trouble stay 'way from my door Tim moore's farm Lonesome graveyard Hear my black dog bark I can't stay here in your town Found my baby crying Watch my fingers Brand new car You're not goin' to worry my life anymore I mean goodbye Easy on your heels She's mine Let them little things be true I got tired Business you're doin' Tell it like it is Want to come home Hello central Drinkin' woman Baby you're not going to make a fool out of me Baby child I would if i could Mary lou Tell me pretty mama Buddy brown's blues Just a wristwatch on my arm Smokes like lightning Reminiscenses of blind lemon Miss loretta Sugar on my mind So long Good morning little schoolgirl I asked the bossman The devil jumped the black man Woman woman Stranger here Blues is a feeling Howling wolf Unsuccessful blues Worrying my mind Heavy snow Wake up old lady Policy game Hurricane betsy Grandma told grandpa They wonder who i am Rock me mama Coon is hard to catch How many more years i got to let you dog me around You never miss your water Everything happens to me Unpredictable woman Home in the woods Have you ever been mistreated Why did you get mad at me Moving on out boogie Last night i lost the best friend i ever had Bottle up and go I was standing on 75 highway When the saints go marching in New york boogie Meet you at the chicken shack I got a leak in this old building Sad news from korea Houston bound 75 highway Leave jike mary alone Shake yourself Rain Mercy One kind of favor The fox chase Breakfast time Mad as i can be Everything No education Rock with me Little boy blue Candy kitchen Please settle in vietnam Disagreeable Ride in your new automobile Give me back that wig In the evening the sun is going down Right on that shore Ticket agent Everyday i have the blues Love like a hydrant Dark and cloudy New santa fe Way out in abilene Get it straight I work down on the chain gang Please help poor me The twister Open up your door No good woman All i got is gone Jesus will you come by here Slavery time Woman woman change your ways What can it be Mini skirt Money taker A man like me is hard to find Seems funny baby Zolo go How long has the train been gone I been burning bad gasoline Wimmin from coast to coast The hearse is backed up to the door Swing in the backyard Got nowhere to lay my head I hate i got married Little antoinette Where can i find my baby? Send my child home to me Introduction by michael bloomfield I hear you calling me Green onion I heard my children crying I was down on dowling street Walking round in circles Cotton patch blues Change my way of living I wish i was a baby Boogie woogie dance Black ghost Every morning every morning Instrumental Give me time to think Gonna move off this street Chicken mary Dirty house The dice game Jealous of my wife First meeting My mama told me My baby laid out all night I growed up with the blues Rain falling Careless love Sally mae Trying to find a friend Ida may Roberta Take it if you want it Two brothers playing Where did you stay last night? My family Cigar chatter Burnin in la Your name is lady Sorrow to my heart Cookings done Up on telegraph ave I meet texas alexander Just out of louisiana Somebody got to go That man from new york city I first come into houston They was hard times Rainy day in houston I forgot to pull my shoes off Whiskey whiskey I do my first record and get my name Turn me on Baby babe G string guitar So sorry Wipe your feet on the floor Don’t keep my baby long Jake head Goodbye darlin All through my dreams Selling wine in arizona Cook my breakfast How can you love me and another man too The jet You got another man Hammond boogie Old man Go ahead What kind of heart have you Daddy was a preacher I wonder where she can be tonight Gone again My grandpa is old too Mean and evil blues When my first wife quit me One meat ball Uncle stan the hip hit record man I feel like balling the jack Love me or leave me Load the train Good as old time religion I hate the day i was born Ease my pain Crying for bread Back in mothers arms I just don´t care My suggestion Goodnight irene My money is what you want Look out settegast here me and my partner come Devil of chance Getting out of the business tap dance Stinking foot How does it You treat po lightning wrong
