Fare Thee Well Blues

Joe Callicott

Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, Feb. 20, 1930

Brunswick Records MEM-778- Br-7166

Told me late last fall you never had no man at all
bye babe baby bye be well
Told me late last fall you never had no man at all
Well, you got more men than a two-ton truck can haul

Told me to my face that a good man in my place
bye babe baby bye be well
Told me to my face that a good man in my place
bye babe baby bye be well

Told me it was early last spring when the birds began to sing
bye babe baby bye be well
Told me it was early last spring when the birds began to sing
Well, it's the last chance, kid, to be around here with me

I told you early last June when the flowers began to bloom
bye babe baby bye be well
I told you early last June when the flowers began to bloom
You can't do no better, another good girl can take your room

Go and heist your window let your curtain down
bye babe baby bye be well
Go and heist your window, let your curtain down
Well, you can't tell there may be some joker around

Go and put on your night gown, baby, let's we go lie down
bye babe baby bye be well
Go and put on your night gown, baby, let's we go lie down
Well, it's the last chance shaking in bed with you

Traveling Mama Blues

Joe Callicott

Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, Feb. 20, 1930

Brunswick Records MEM-779- Br-7166

Well a short-legged mama trying to carry your daddy by
Well a short-legged mama trying to carry your daddy by
Said, I want to let you know I growed most too high

Then when you see you rider *in and* out in the road
When you see you rider out in the road
Said, she's telling all her friends that's a nineteen thirty Ford

Now she doing things that you don't never know
Said now she doing things that you don't never know
(silence)

Oh, stop and listen at the *one note* how she blow
Stop and listen at the *one note* how she blow
Said, you sell anyone parts, make the motor go

With my girl in the daytime, I walk with her at night
Walk with my good girl in the daytime, walk with her at night
Said I taught my kitchen *teller* how to treat a good man right

Way you doing me mama says its out of sight
Way you doing me mama says its out of sight
Said, anything a kid-man do, well, it bes all right

I'm going to *jack* me a picket from my yard back fence
I'm going to *jack* me a picket from my yard back fence
I'm going to start a-whooping learn the good girl some sense

Well I do and I do, do and I do love you
Well I do and I do, do and I do love you
Said, *nothing funny* in a state about you