ALBUMS: LEARNED THE HARD WAY
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A diverse, eclectic and stormy blues variety album for the blues lover in everyone. Led by bandleader and song-writer Pierre Lacocque on harp, LEARNED THE HARD WAY is the band’s second recording. Considered by some to be their best traditional blues CD. (1994)
1. I LOVE MY BABY
2. LEARNED THE HARD WAY
3. LETS PACK OUR BAGS
4. JE ME SOUVIENS (I REMEMBER TOO)
5. KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF HER
6. HE’S NOT GOOD FOR ME
7. MY WOMAN IS AN OLD BLACK SPIDER
8. MOANIN’ AND CRYIN’
9. KINDHEARTED FOOL
10. LONELY NIGHTS NO MORE
11. THE WRONG GUY
12. HOW LONG CAN A MAN BE POOR
13. GOT TO CHANGE YOUR WAYS
14. BULL FROG HOP
15. MEAN OLD WORLD
“Straight From the Heart” launched Mississippi Heat solidly into the Chicago blues scene in January 1993. Since then we replaced our singer-drummer Robert Covington with singer Deitra Farr and drummer Allen Kirk. Robert, the original Mississippian in our band, simply had too many commitments to be able to play with us on a regular basis. Although he is not with us any longer he and Pierre continue their musical relationship through song-writing for future projects.
The impelling force for this album is to introduce Deitra Farr with Mississippi Heat. Sterliung Plumpp, Assistant Professor of Black Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and poet, says it best when he wrote: “…her message is conveyed because she literally brings the tool kit of the church with her; she is deeply immersed in the sacred waters of the gospel and therefore hums, groans and shuffles her voice to both state and insinuate meanings…she might have drowned in her own tears [but] because of the power of her delivery… she has wings and will not let somebody ‘worry her life anymore.’ ” (In At Chicago, Feb. 7, 1990)
For this album Deitra is recording an array of original songs: Two of her own, five of Pierre’s composition, and one very special gift to us and you,her superb rendering of Mean Old World. This song, her theme song, is an arrangement of two of Little Walter’s songs. When, some ten years ago, Billy Branch invited her on stage to sing a song at B.L.U.E.S., Deitra uncharacteristically accepted. Her rendition of Mean Old World and the audience’s response inspired her to launce into Tonight With A Fool. This mixing of these two songs into one particularly encapsulates her power, passion, and extraordinary sensitivity. Her voice and agony resonate as though through a cavernous pit and when she puts the microphone down and “walks the floor” to sing Mean Old World acoustically, the entranced audience opens up and touches her in return. When Mississippi Heat was named Top Blues Band and one of the top three bands overall at the Montreal International Jazz Festival 1993, by Serge Truffault, a reporter at Le Devoir, it was largely because of the mystical power Deitra brings to our performances.
When we thought we had it all, Allen Kirk stepped in to drum for us. Allen immediately added a spark. For many years he played with The Chicago Diamonds, and, later, with The Fabulous Fishheads. Steve Freund brought him to Sunnyland Slim, Bob Stroger, and Sam Burkhardt (The Big Four), when Robert Covington was out of town. Allen credits his drumming style to these superb veterans. During our tour of Quebec and Ontario in July 1993, Bob Stroger and Allen Kirk worked together and refined a musical bond that is the key to our sound. We marvel at the rich simplicity of Allen and Bob’s work.
Another treat for us, and indeed a special gift, is Bob Stroger’s first vocal recording! Keep Your Hands Off Her is a song Bob arranged from a 1935 Big Bill Broonzy’s song. This song has become a part of Mississippi Heat’s repertoire because it wonderfully reflects a deep feeling we share towards Deitra. Indeed, when Bob touchingly refers to Mississippi Heat aas his family, we intuit that he refers specially to the love and joy Deitra brings to our band. Bob Stroger’s charisma is sung all over. A quieter man has never been more powerfully felt and noticed! As the band’s veteran, Bob is our quiet leader. Bob is “Straight From The Heart.”
Billy Flynn continues to lift us with his quiet and uncanny ability to inspire us and audiences alike. HIs culture, his knowledge of blues repertoire and history, his ability to express musically the depth of his emotions and his extraordinary guitar carry us each night to new heights. (Thank you David Waldman!) As David Whiteis, Critics Choice columnist wrote in the April 2, 1993 edition of the Chicago Reader, “…Flynn is a fiery, emotional player for whom the old blues sounds are as urgent now as the were for the Delta migrants who created them in the late 40’s and early 50’s.” Billy composes and plays every day of his life. Each time we travel, he lets us hear new musical arrangements, new chords, or simply wonderful renditions of this favorite 30’s and 40’s songs. Every night is a great night for Billy Flynn! Passionate with superb form, restrained but always ready to explode, Billy’s artistry and commitment are a continuous reminder of our task.
James Wheeler’s calm and debonair attiude belies his deep emotions when he plays. James, our other veteran, keeps usdown to earth singing the “you-done-me-wrong blues.” James Wheeler’s gentle blues is profoundly felt and conveyed. He has long inspired musicians with his effective guitar licks and with his blues sense.
Wheeler’s genis is particularly displayed on four cuts on this album: How Long Can A Man Be Poor, Let’s Pack Our Bags, My Woman Is An Old Black Spider, and The Wrong Guy. His experience with lyrics helped with some of these songs. We decided to include James as co-author to three of Pierre’s songs because he offered valuable suggestions and therefore became part of the creative process.
Pierre continues to create an original sound while staying faithful tho the traditional Chicago-style harp playing. David Whiteis wrote in the aforementioned article that “Pierre Lacocque is that rare younger-generation harpist who’s absorbed the lessons of subtlety, silence, and solo construction from the masters…as well as their raucous, hawk like tonal power.” Pierre’s thirst for expressing his blues has no bound. The enthusiasm and the reverence he has for his music and his band are at the heart of MIssissppi Heat.
LEARNED THE HARD WAY (Van der Linden recordings – VR101)
Personnel: Pierre Lacocque, Deitra Farr, Billy Flynn, James Wheeler, Bob Stroger, Alan Kirk.
A special thanks to artist Elisabeth Brunner (Pierre’s sister).
photo by Daniel Brunner
“Listening to MISSISSIPPI HEAT’S latest album is the equivalent of taking a joy ride in a time-machine back to Chicago, circa 1950. … Normally, when I hear that someone or some group is doing ‘classic’ blues, like they did in the old days, I’m a bit suspicious. If they have the emotions, they miss out on the musicality. If they hit the music right on, the human element is missing. But not with MISSISSIPPI HEAT. They fire on all cylinders and keep me coming for more.”
-SOUTHBEND BLUES SOCIETY
“Here we go again blues lovers, CD number two from Chicago’s MISSISSIPPI HEAT. This disc is one that is hot, mellow, blue and cool … This album introduces the heavenly voice of Deitra Farr, a boatload of complimentary adjectives could be used to credit her singing, but all I can say is she casts a mystical spell that causes me to melt. … Pierre Lacocque is always there, playing chords and smooth riffs that back up and snuggle all around the singers without stepping on anyone’s toes. Then when he takes steps to the front stage to take his harp solos – Wham – a few hot lightning bolts of precision run right through with dead solid note action, or wailing with a little dirt all the while creating that killer tone that Chicago harp players are known for.”
-TELL IT LIKE IT IS (WISCONSIN BLUES SOCIETY)
“Bandleader Pierre Lacocque has developed into a highly sensitive and innovative harmonica player in his own right capable of delivering powerful solos as well as riffing effectively as part of the rhythm section. … (Pierre’s got) a style that took its influence from the creative use of tone as illustrated by the two Walters and refining the Jimmy Reed style of high and low note combinations, gradually developing an awesome technique that is as subtle as it is powerful, often building his solos in sustained single note bursts, always creating and rarely repeating himself.”
-BLUES LIFE JOURNAL
“MISSISSIPPI HEAT has done it again. It proves ones again that it not only is keeping the blues tradition alive but expanding on it. … One of the things you immediately notice about the stellar playing of Pierre Lacocque is that his is more of an ensemble effort than a harp player fronting a band. If you listen to Pierre’s playing, you get the impression that with a coupe of swift blows he could overwhelm the band. But he doesn’t do that, and that’s what makes this harp player and this band different from many. You don’t feel the harp is dominating the sound to the detriment of the players or singers.”
-AMERICA HARMONICA NEWSLETTER
“If you like the Chicago blues sounds of the ’50s you will have to have this CD. I can’t praise it too highly, it’s megastonking. … All of (Deitra Farr’s) vocals are sublime”.
-BLUES AND RHYTHM
“One of Chicago’s hottest straight-ahead blues bands, MISSISSIPPI HEAT, scores with LEARNED THE HARD WAY.”
-ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER
“It is difficult to put together a blues band that is traditional yet original, but that’s what MISSISSIPPI HEAT has done.”
-JAM MAGAZINE
FRENCH REVIEWS
“MISSISSIPPI HEAT, c’est ce qui est arrivé de mieux a Chicago depuis le premier album de Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials. … Cette formation a le vent dans les voiles. Cette formation, il faut la suivre. Il faut entendre son dernier album, LEARNED THE HARD WAY. … Si le blues a repris son droit de cite, s’il repris du poil de la bête, c’est grâce aux musiciens qui composent le MISSISSIPPI HEAT. … Ce groupe de musiciens forme en fait l’un des cinq meilleurs groupes de blues actuellement. … FAMEUX”
-LE DEVOIR (MONTREAL)
“LEARNED THE HARD WAY est un indiscutable bonheur pour les oreilles avides de guitares rugueuses, d’harmonica brulant et de voix chaudes … Deitra Farr est une extraordinaire chanteuse…”
-LA TRIBUNE (SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC)
“MISSISSIPPI HEAT mérite amplement qu’on s’y attarde. … Pierre Lacocque fait partie des rares harmonicistes blancs qui ont pleinement assimilé les leçons de Walter Horton, Little Walter et les deux Sonny Boy Williamson: puissance, ingéniosité et finesse dans la construction de ses solos, discrétion efficace dans ses riffs d’accompagnement.”
-JAZZ IN TIME (LIEGE)
I LOVE MY BABY
Pierre Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL INTRO
2. WELL I LOVE MY BABY NOW
I TELL EVERYONE I KNOW
[REPEAT]
… HE’S SO KIND … HE’S SO NICE
I WON’T LET HIM GO
3. HE’S SUCH A SWEET HEART
HE IS MY SPECIAL FRIEND
[REPEAT]
… WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT
DON’T WANT HIS LOVE TO EVER END
4. THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
HE IS MY PRIDE AND JOY
[REPEAT]
… WHEN HE HOLDS ME TIGHT
HE IS A REAL MAN, HE’S NOT A BOY
5. SOLO
6. WELL I LOVE MY BABY
HE IS ALWAYS ON MY MIND
[REPEAT]
… WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT MAN
MY WORRIES ARE LEFT BEHIND
7. LISTEN … I SEARCHED FOR A LONG TIME
YEAH BEFORE I FOUND HIM
[REPEAT]
… WITHOUT HIM IN MY LIFE
I’D SURE ENOUGH BE OUT ON A LIMB
8. SOLO
9. YES I LOVE MY BABY NOW
I TELL EVERYONE I KNOW
[REPEAT]
… HE’S SO KIND … HE’S SO NICE
I WON’T LET HIM GO – EXIT
LEARNED THE HARD WAY
P. Lacocque & W. Flynn, Ransart Music/Easy Baby Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
2. I WAS OUT EVERY NIGHT
I REALLY WAS HAVIN’ A BALL
[REPEAT]
BUT I LEARNED THE HARD WAY PEOPLE
I CAN’T DRINK NO ALCOHOL
|
3. TODAY I’M SMARTER
I CAN SEE WHERE I WAS WRONG
[REPEAT]
I LEARNED THE HARD WAY, PEOPLE
TOO BAD IT TOOK SO LONG
[OR: I CAN’T DRINK NO ALCOHOL]
4. SOLO
5. I LIKED TO HAVE FUN
BUT THIS STUFF WASN’T DOIN’ ME NO GOOD AT ALL
[REPEAT]
… I LEARNED THE HARD WAY PEOPLE
I CAN’T DRINK NO ALCOHOL
6. IF I DIDN’T GIVE IT UP
TODAY I WOULD STILL BE LOST
[REPEAT]
… I LEARNED THE HARD WAY PEOPLE
NOW I GOT TO PAY THE COST
7. INSTRUMENTAL VERSES – EXIT
LET’S PACK OUR BAGS
P. Lacocque/J.O. Wheeler, Ransart Music/.J.W. Music, BMI
Instrumental
JE ME SOUVIENS
D. Farr, Deitra Farr Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
2. THOSE DAYS OF TRYIN’
WERE MIXED WITH TEARS
I’LL NEVER FORGET THEM
FOR THE REST OF MY YEARS
JE ME SOUVIENS
I KNOW YOU REMEMBER
I REMEMBER TOO
3. YES THERE WAS SOME LAUGHTER
AND THERE WAS SOME PAIN
YES THE SUN WAS SHININ’
AND THE SKY DID RAIN
JE ME SOUVIENS
I KNOW YOU REMEMBER
I REMEMBER TOO
4. WE TOOK THOSE LONG WALKS
ON THE AVENUE
I KNEW WE HAD SOMETHING
WE DIDN’T WANT TO LOSE
JE ME SOUVIENS … /…
5. SOLO
6. ONE DAY WE GOT LOST
BUT THEN WE WERE FOUND
I FELT SOMETHING SPECIAL
JUST HAVING YOU AROUND
JE ME SOUVIENS
I KNOW YOU REMEMBER
I REMEMBER TOO
7. I FELT I HAD NO ONE
UNTIL I MET YOU
I THOUGHT I WAS DOOMED
TO BE ALL ALONE AND BLUE
JE ME SOUVIENS
I KNOW YOU REMEMBER
I REMEMBER TOO
8. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE – EXIT
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF HER
B.B. Broonzy, Wabash Pub., Arranged by R. Stroger, Copyright Control, BMI
1. KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER
SHE DON’T BELONG TO YOU
I SAID … /…
[REPEAT VERSE]
… WELL SHE IS MINE ALL MINE
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
2. WELL SHE’S LONG, LEAN AND LANKY
SWEET AS SHE CAN BE
HANDS OFF OF HER
SHE BELONGS TO ME
I SAID HANDS OFF OF HER
SHE DON’T BELONG TO YOU
WELL SHE IS MINE ALL MINE
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
CALL/RESPONSE:
3. I SAY HANDS OFF OF HER …
I SAY HANDS OFF OF HER …
I SAY HANDS OFF MY BABY
I SAY HANDS OFF OF HER
… WELL SHE IS MINE ALL MINE
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
4. SOLO
5. WELL SHE IS MY COFFEE
SHE IS MY TEA
SHE IS MY MAIL ORDER BABY
SHE BELONGS TO ME
I SAID HANDS OFF OF HER
DON’T BELONG TO YOU
WELL SHE’S MINE ALL MINE
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
CALL/RESPONSE:
6. I SAY HANDS OFF OF HER ..
. I SAY HANDS OFF OF HER …
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY …
I SAY HANDS OFF OF HER
… WELL SHE IS MINE ALL MINE
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
7. SOLO
8. WELL YOU HEARD MY STORY
YOU KNOW THE REASON WHY
I LOVE MY BABY
‘TILL THE DAY I DIE
TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER
SHE DON’T BELONG TO YOU
WELL SHE’S MINE ALL MINE
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
CALL/RESPONSE:
9. I SAY HANDS OFF OF HER …
I SAY HANDS OFF OF HER …
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY …
I SAY HANDS OFF OF HER
… WELL SHE IS MINE ALL MINE
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
CALL/RESPONSE:
10. I SAY HANDS OFF OF HER …
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER …
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER …
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER … / …
STAY ON THE ONE – FADE
HE’S NOT GOOD FOR ME
D. Farr, Deitra Farr Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL INTRO
2. WELL HE GIVES ME BAD DREAMS
HE MAKES MY WAKING HOURS HELL
I WONDER HOW IN THE WORLD
DID I END UP HIS GIRL
… WELL I FEEL SO ALL ALONE
WITH HIM RIGHT BY MY SIDE
I CAN’T TAKE THIS PAIN NO LONGER
IT’S A PAIN I CAN’T HIDE
WELL HE MIGHT BE GOOD FOR SOMEBODY
BUT HE IS NOT GOOD FOR ME
3. HE SEEMS TO HATE IT WHEN I’M WITH HIM
YET HE HATES FOR US TO PART
WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN TOGETHER
I THINK I KNEW IT FROM THE START
… NOW THE TENSION IS HIGH
AGREEMENTS ARE FEW
I KNOW ITS TIME TO MOVE ON
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
HE MIGHT BE GOOD FOR SOMEBODY
BUT HE IS NOT GOOD FOR ME
4. SOLO
5. WELL I WISH HIM ALL THE BEST
FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE
I DON’T WISH HIM ANY HARM
I HOPE HE FINDS HIMSELF A WIFE
… I KNOW THERE’S GOT TO BE SOMEBODY
IN THIS VAST WORLD FOR ME
BUT I KNOW IT’S NOT HIM
EVERYBODY CAN SEE
HE MIGHT BE GOOD FOR SOMEBODY
BUT HE IS NOT GOOD FOR ME
[REPEAT TURN AROUND/EXIT]
MY WOMAN IS AN OLD BLACK SPIDER
P. Lacocque & J. O. Wheeler, Ransart Music/O.J.Y Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
2. I GOT A LITTLE GIRL
SHE’S KIND AND SWEET
I FOUND OUT LATELY
SHE’S GOT A MAN NAMED PETE
MY WOMAN IS AN OLD BLACK SPIDER
MEAN AS MEAN CAN BE
YES SHE’S AN OLD BLACK SPIDER
NOW SHE WANTS TO PUT THE BITE ON ME
3. I’M TIRED OF BEIN’ MISTREATED
I RATHER BE LEFT ALONE
IF YOU CAN’T TREAT ME RIGHT
YOU GOT TO FIND ANOTHER HOME
THAT OLD BLACK SPIDER … / …
4. SOLO
5. NO MATTER WHAT I DO
NOTHIN’ SEEMS RIGHT
SHE’S A MEAN MISTREATIN’ WOMAN
ALL SHE DO IS FUSS AND FIGHT
THAT OLD BLACK SPIDER … / …
6. SOLO
BREAK:
7. I TOOK HER CHEATIN’
I EVEN TOOK HER LIES
I TELL YOU PEOPLE
SHE HAD THE DEVIL’S EYES
THAT OLD BLACK SPIDER … / …
8. I’M TIRED OF BEIN’ MISTREATED
I’D RATHER BE LEFT ALONE
IF SHE CAN’T TREAT ME RIGHT
SHE’S GOT TO FIND ANOTHER HOME
THAT OLD BLACK SPIDER … / …
REPEAT TURN AROUND
[EXIT]
MOANIN’ AND CRYIN’
Pierre Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE … (MOANING )
2. GOT YOUR NOTE THIS MORNIN’
CAN’T BELIEVE YOU ARE GONE
[REPEAT]
… WELL I’M MOANIN’ AND CRYIN’
DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT’S GOING ON
3. YOU’VE BEEN MY LOVER FOR SO LONG
MY LOVER AND MY BEST FRIEND
[REPEAT]
… WELL I’M MOANIN’ AND CRYIN’
NEVER THOUGHT… NEVER THOUGHT OUR LOVE WOULD (EVER) END
4. WELL I’VE CRIED SO MUCH
I CAN’T EVEN SHED ANOTHER TEAR
[REPEAT…]
… I MISS YOUR TOUCH BABY
HOW I WISH, HOW I WISH YOU WERE HERE
5. SOLO
6. PLEASE TELL ME BABY
WHY ARE YOU MOVIN’ ON
[REPEAT]
… ‘CAUSE I’M MOANIN’ AND CRYIN’
EVER SINCE, EVER SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE
7. MOANIN’ …
[FADE]
KINDHEARTED FOOL
Pierre Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
2. I’M TEASIN’ YOU BABY
I DIDN’T MEAN YOU NO WRONG
[REPEAT]
… I’M A KINDHEARTED FOOL
WHOSE LOVE FOR YOU IS VERY STRONG
3. I’M WILD ABOUT YOU, BABY
I’LL NEVER CUT YOU LOOSE
[REPEAT]
… I’M A KINDHEARTED FOOL
WITHOUT YOU I GET THE BLUES
4. PLEASE HONEY
PLEASE WON’T YOU HEAR MY PLEA
[REPEAT…]
… I’M A KINDHEARTED FOOL
PLEASE DON’T GET UPSET WITH ME
5. SOLO[S]
6. I’M TEASIN’ YOU BABY
I DIDN’T MEAN YOU NO WRONG
[REPEAT]
… I’M A KINDHEARTED FOOL
WHOSE LOVE FOR YOU IS VERY STRONG
7. I’M WILD ABOUT YOU BABY
I’LL NEVER CUT YOU LOOSE
[REPEAT]
… I’M A KINDHEARTED FOOL
WITHOUT YOU I GET THE BLUES
8. SUGAR PIE … SUGAR PIE
SUGAR PIE … SUGAR PIE
… I’M A KINDHEARTED FOOL
PLEASE DON’T GET UPSET WITH ME
9. SUGAR PIE … SUGAR PIE
SUGAR PIE … SUGAR PIE
… I’M A KINDHEARTED FOOL
PLEASE DON’T GET UPSET WITH ME
10. REPEAT – FADE
LONELY NIGHTS NO MORE
Pierre Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
2. GOING DOWN MEMORY LANE
I SAW NOTHIN’ BUT PAIN
[REPEAT]
… LIKE FROST ON A PANE
‘TILL YOU CAME AND MADE ME SANE
3. BEIN’ AROUND YOU FEELS DIVINE
I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE MINE
[REPEAT]
… MORNIN’, NOON AND NIGHT
YOUR LOVE IS TENDER AND KIND
CHORUS:
4. LONELY LONELY NIGHTS NO MORE
LONELY LONELY NIGHTS NO MORE
LONELY NIGHTS … NO MORE
LONELY LONELY NIGHTS NO MORE
… GOT NO TIME FOR CRYIN’
OH IT’S YOU I ADORE
5. SOLO[S]
.. MEN LIKE YOU ARE VERY FEW
I DREAD THE THOUGHT OF LOSING YOU
[REPEAT…]
MY LIFE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
I WOULDN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
CHORUS:
7. LONELY LONELY NIGHTS NO MORE
LONELY LONELY NIGHTS NO MORE
LONELY NIGHTS … NO MORE
LONELY LONELY NIGHTS NO MORE
… GOT NO TIME FOR CRYIN’
IT’S YOU THAT I ADORE
8. IT’S YOU THAT I ADORE
IT’S YOU THAT I ADORE
IT’S YOU THAT I ADORE
IT’S YOU THAT I ADORE
IT’S YOU THAT I ADORE
IT’S YOU THAT I ADORE
9. MOANING … FADE
THE WRONG GUY
P. Lacocque & J. O. Wheeler, Ransart Music/O.J.Y Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL INTRO
2. MY WIFE HAD A FIGHT LAST NIGHT
NOW SHE WANTS TO BLAME ME FOR THIS CRIME
[REPEAT…]
… I TELL YOU I’M THE WRONG GUY YOUR HONOR
PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME DO THIS TIME
3. HEY JUDGE YOUR HONOR
YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE WRONG GUY
[REPEAT…]
… I’M THE WRONG GUY YOUR HONOR
YOU KNOW I WOULDN’T TELL NO LIE
4. I MUST HAVE AN EVIL TWIN SOMEWHERE
SOMEONE WHO LOOKS JUST LIKE ME
[REPEAT…]
… I’M THE WRONG GUY YOUR HONOR
YOU COULD JUST ASK ROSALEE
5. SOLO
6. HEY JUDGE YOUR HONOR
YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE WRONG GUY
[REPEAT…]
… I KNOW THINGS LOOK BAD FOR ME
BUT I AIN’T TELLING NO LIE
7. SOLO
8. I MUST HAVE AN EVIL TWIN SOMEWHERE
SOMEONE WHO LOOKS JUST LIKE ME
[REPEAT…]
… I SAY YOU HAVE THE WRONG GUY YOUR HONOR
YOU COULD JUST ASK ROSALEE
9. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
[FADE]
HOW LONG CAN A MAN BE POOR
Pierre Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
1. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
2. THINGS ARE ROUGH ON ME LATELY
AND I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN GO ON
[REPEAT…]
… YOU KNOW THINGS JUST AIN’T RIGHT BABY
AND I JUST DON’T FEEL LIKE GOIN’ ON
3. I GOT NO CHANGE IN MY POCKET
AND NO MONEY FOR GROCERIES
[REPEAT]
… I GOT TO FIND A WAY BABY
TO HELP ME IN THESE MISERIES
4. THINGS JUST AIN’T RIGHT BABY
AND NOTHIN’ MAKES SENSE NO MORE
[REPEAT…]
… I WANT YOU TO PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ME
JUST HOW LONG CAN A MAN BE POOR ?
5. SOLO
6. MY RENT IS OVERDUE
AND I AIN’T GOT A JOB NO MORE
[REPEAT]
… I WANT YOU TO PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ME BABY
HOW LONG CAN A MAN BE POOR ?
7. SOLO – FADE
GOT TO CHANGE YOUR WAYS
Pierre Lacocque, Ransart Music, BMI
1. TWO INSTRUMENTAL VERSES
2. IT’S THE LAST STRAW BABY
I WON’T TAKE IT NO MORE
[REPEAT]
… YOU GOT TO CHANGE YOUR WAYS
IT’S YOUR LYIN’ I DEPLORE
3. OH BABY …
HOW CAN YOU BE SO MEAN
[REPEAT]
… I TREATED YOU RIGHT
HONEST I HAVE BEEN
4. I’M WARNING YOU BABY
SHAPE OUT OR SHIP OUT
[REPEAT]
… YOU GOT TO CHANGE YOUR WAYS
OR YOU’VE GOT TO MOVE OUT
5. SOLO
6. ENOUGH OF THAT STUFF
BABY I’M WORN OUT
[REPEAT]
… YOU GOT TO CHANGE YOUR WAYS
HONEY YOU BETTER WATCH OUT
7. OH BABY …
HOW CAN YOU BE SO MEAN
[REPEAT]
… I TREATED YOU RIGHT
HONEST I HAVE BEEN
8. SOLO
9. IT’S THE LAST STRAW BABY
I WON’T TAKE IT NO MORE
[REPEAT]
… YOU GOT TO CHANGE YOUR WAYS
IT’S YOUR LYIN’ I DEPLORE
10. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE – EXIT
BULLFROG HOP
W. Flynn, Easy Baby Music, BMI
Instrumental
MEAN OLD WORLD/TONIGHT WITH A FOOL
M.W. Jacobs, Arc Music, BMI
MEAN OLD WORLD*
Big Bill Broonzy/M.W. Jacobs, MCA publishing Co./Arc Music Corp., BMI) * This recording version is a combination of two songs by Big Bill Broonzy’s and Little Walter (Marion Jacobs)
1. INSTRUMENTAL INTRO
2. IT’S A MEAN OLD WORLD
[TO] TRY LIVIN’ BY YOURSELF [REPEAT]
IF YOU CAN’T GET THE ONE YOU’RE LOVIN‚
YOU GOT TO USE SOMEBODY ELSE
3. I’VE GOT THE BLUES
I‚M GONNA, I’M GONNA PACK MY THINGS AND GO [REPEAT]
BECAUSE I GUESS YOU DON’T WANT ME
I’M JUST AN UNLUCKY SO AND SO
4. SOMETIMES I WONDER HOW
CAN YOUR LOVE BE SO (DARN) COLD [REPEAT]
WELL I KNOW, YES I KNOW
YOU DON’T LOVE ME BABY
YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH MRS SO AND SO
[WHATEVER HER NAME IS]
5. SOLO
6. I WISH I HAD SOMEONE
JUST TO LOVE ME ALL THE TIME [REPEAT]
I WOULDN’T BE SO WORRIED
I WOULD HAVE PEACE OF MIND
7. YOU SAY THAT YOU DON’T LOVE ME
YOU KNOW THAT HURTS ME SO
NOW YOU’RE TALKIN‚ ABOUT LEAVING ME
AND YOU WON’T BE BACK NO MORE
I WISH I HAD SOMEBODY
JUST TO LOVE ME ALL THE TIME
I WOULDN’T BE SO WORRIED
I WOULD HAVE PEACE OF MIND
[YES I WOULD NOW … YES I WOULD NOW …]
8. IT‚S A MEAN, IT’S A MEAN OLD WORLD
[TO] TRY LIVIN’ BY YOURSELF [REPEAT]
IF YOU CAN’T GET THE ONE YOU‚RE LOVIN‚
BREAK:
YOU GOT TO USE SOMEBODY ELSE – EXIT