Sonny Hotchkins is an old blues man, and has heard all kinds of blues songs and laments in his life. His latest recording is one of these, and Sonny tells the story:
I was on the road off and on playin' the juke joints and gin mills. One night this ol' dude come into a place I was playin' and asked to borrow my guitar, as he had a song to sing. I asked him where his was, and he gave me some long bawl baby story 'bout how his woman busted it over his head while they were havin' a disagreement that night. Usually don't let nobody manhandle my guitar, but I was curious what this ol' drunk had to say. That's when I heard the song I play in this recording. He bitched 'bout his woman kickin' him out the house after he smacked her 'round. I'll tell ya, don't blame no woman for kickin' a guy to the curb what beats on her. Don't cotton to treatin' women or nobody else that way! Ain't got all the words exactly the way he sung 'em, but I come close. I 'member some of the licks he had too, and weave 'em into my own stuff. Only saw this guy but once. Probably came to a no good end, as he looked mighty rough that night.
A slice of a blues mans life as played and sung by Sonny Hotchkins.
My woman done throwed me out the house.
Goddam, she throwed my ass out the house.
Called me no good, drunken, stinkin' louse.
She ain't much of a prize her self
No, she ain't no damn prize her self.
She got a fat ass, and stinkin' breath
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| Sonny Hotchkins |
What the hell she ‘spect me to do?
What in the fuck she ‘spect me to do?
Sleep on a park bench, get chilled through and through?
Goddammit, I'm older than shit!
You know, I'm just older than shit!
To be out in this weather, I just ain't fit!
Got just ‘nough to get me a jug,
Cheap booze, but I can get me a jug,
I gotta have somethin' to chug!
She'll be calmed down by then, I bet.
She gets mad, calms down quick I bet!
I'll give her some lovin' be all set!
Ya know, it's my goddam house too!
Who she think she is, my house too!
Kick her ass out by the time I'm through!
She ain't a good woman anyway.
Got a shitty disposition anyway.
Toss her out, tell her be on her way!
She prolly did call the cops on me!
Bitch done called the law on me!
Only hit her but once, don't ya see?
She deserve it, she's mean as hell!
Goddammit, she's mean as hell!
We ain't never got along too well!
I'll just sit here and drink my jug.
It'll keep me warm, stuff in the jug.
I'll snuggle up somewhere....snug as a bug....in a rug!
Fuck it!......Ain't goin' back.
No way, I ain't goin' back!
She don't never gimme no.....slack....
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