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Lonesome Road Blues (Public Domain)
by Metaphorest
Released 2012-10-21 22:30:16 +0200

A traditional song in the public domain. Sing along! Clap! Play harmonica/fiddle/washboard/spoons! Please :)


I'll upload vox and guitar separately so one of the verses can be taken out for an instrumental section if needs be!

Lyrics


I'm going down this road feeling bad I'm going down this road feeling bad I'm going down this road feeling bad, lord, lord And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way


I'm down in the jailhouse on my knees Down in the jailhouse on my knees Down in the jailhouse on my knees, lord, lord And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way


They feed me on corn bread and beans They feed me on corn bread and beans They feed me on corn bread and beans, lord, lord And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way


Got two dollar shoes on my feet Got two dollar shoes on my feet Two dollar shoes they hurt my feet, lord, lord And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way


It takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my foot It takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my foot It takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my foot, Great God And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way


I'm going where the weather fits my clothes I'm going where the weather fits my clothes I'm going where the weather fits my clothes, lord lord And I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way

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  • 150694_581018772398_808381979_n
    @Saintmaker - that is actually not the same song. This song is more traditionally known as "Going Down The Road Feelin Bad," and this is its wiki page: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Going_Down_The_Road_Feelin'_Bad
    Still public domain though. :)
    2012-10-22 16:48:51 +0200
    by themetafictionist
  • Zombie outbreak
    very nice
    2012-10-22 07:02:46 +0200
    by versusjaw
  • Cafe coffee
    Oh phew thanks Jim - I was worried there for a second! I have a great fear of being a copyright infringer :)
    2012-10-22 05:16:57 +0200
    by Metaphorest
  • Jim in trinipsykopainted - copy
    Sarah- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lonesome_Road

    this wikipedia entry doesn't refer to the lyrics...just thinking it's the same song...and it is in the public domain...and you sing it most excellently ;-)
    2012-10-22 04:39:52 +0200
    by saintmaker
  • Cafe coffee
    Thanks for hearts and comments! And apologies - my musical genre knowledge isn't the best! I found the chords on a site called 'public domain blues songs' and sloppily assumed :) Edited the description to take out the 'blues' part but I can't change the name of the song :P Although it's also known as 'Goin Down the Road Feelin Bad' so maybe that's better? And saintmaker as far as I can see the origins of the song are unknown - am I missing something? http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Going_Down_The_Road_Feelin%27_Bad
    2012-10-22 04:27:35 +0200
    by Metaphorest
  • Image
    Yeah, I would definitely agree that this is a folk song and not a blues song. Enjoy it though!
    2012-10-22 02:21:27 +0200
    by iamjakepitts
  • Red butterfly
    Yeah, this is definitely more folksy than bluesy to me. Spoons in progress. We def need more voices on the "Lord lord ..... way." bits. Party at the last verse?
    2012-10-22 02:00:48 +0200
    by meperson
  • Jim in trinipsykopainted - copy
    a song written by a Texan and New Yorker, sung by a beautiful Irish lass...don't get no better than that <3
    2012-10-22 01:49:21 +0200
    by saintmaker
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