Poor Kelly Blues 3:17 Trk 12
(M. Merriweather)
Big Maceo
Big Maceo - vocals & piano
W/Tampa Red - guitar, Alfred Elkins - im. bass
Recorded: Friday Dec. 15, 1941
Chicago, ILL. RCA Studio A
Album: Bluebird Recordings Big Maceo 1941-1942
RCA #66715-2
I went up on the mountain
To see what po' Kelly done
He killed his woman
And didn't even 'tempt to run
Up on the mountain
Just to see what po' Kelly done
Well, he killed his woman
And he didn't even 'tempt to run
When I found po' Kelly
He was standing in the do'
With a 32.20
And a forty-fo'
When I found po' Kelly
He was standin' in the do'
With a 32.20
An a hard-hitting, forty-fo'
I ask him was he sorry?
He say, 'Nobody know'
'Just can't stand the way she was
Treatin' me any mo'
'Just couldn't stand
Way she was doin' me, any mo'
She's a dirty mistreater
She won't jive me, no mo'
He said, 'I know I love her
Better than I did myself
She misused me
For somebody else'
'She know I loved her
Better than I did myself
Still, she tried to misuse me
For somebody else'
'I know they gonna get me'
He said, 'But I know I don't care'
They may even send me
To the 'lectric chair'
'I know they gonna get me
But baby, I don't care'
There is one consolation
They won't leave my woman, here.
~
Big Maceo (real name Maceo Merriweather) was an American bluesman active in the 1940s and 1950s. Hailing from Mississippi, he made a significant mark on the genre with his powerful vocal style and energetic piano performances. His music was characterized by a blend of traditional blues and boogie-woogie, influenced by the musical scene of the Mississippi Delta. Among his most notable songs are "Worried Life Blues", "Big City Blues" and "Flying Boogie". Despite his short career, Big Maceo is considered one of the pioneers of boogie-woogie and contributed to spreading this genre of music throughout the country.
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