Big Bill Broonzy - Joe Turner No. 2 (Blues Of 1890) Lyrics
This song was written back in 1892. There was a terrible floodthat year. People lost all their crops and everything. They losttheir homes and everything they had. And the only man they knowthat could help them was a guy by the name of Joe Turner. AndJoe Turner was a man who's known to help all poor people -the white and the black. And they would start cryin' and singin'this song:(sings:)Tell me Joe Turner been here and goneLord, they tell me Joe Turner been here and goneThey tell me Joe turner been here and goneThen they would go out hunting rabbits, 'coons, 'possoms- anything they could catch to eat. Sometimes they wouldcatch something - then most of the time they didn't. And when theywould come home, they would find flour, meat and molasses,and everything in their house to eat; and they would know thatJoe Turner had been there and left food for them. And they wouldstart cryin' and singin' this song:(sings:)They tell me Joe Turner been here and goneLord, they tell me Joe turner been here and goneThey tell me Joe Turner been here and goneThen they would go out looking for things; then they would comehome and they would find wood, clothes, everything in their homeswhen they would come back. Then they would get happy, 'causethey had food, clothes, wood to make their fires and everything.And they would get happy and start a-doing a little dance.Then they would do a little boogie-woogie too.(Plays a little boogie guitar)
