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(Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell)

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Mama made papa be quiet as a mouse
Papa climbed up on top of the house
Made a lot of whoopee, made lot of noise
Stood up and cheered with the rest of the boys

Now baby’s in the cradle, brother’s gone to town
Sister’s in the parlor flying up and down
Mama’s in the kitchen messing all around
Papa’s on the housetop and won’t come down

Blues they come, blues they come
Nobody knows where the blues come from
Blues they go, blues they go
And everybody’s happy when the old blues go.

Papa saw a chicken out in the yard
Picked up a rock and hit him hard’
Hit him hard, killed him dead
Now the chicken’s in the gravy and the gravy’s on the bread.

Hush you little baby don’t you cry
Blues are gonna leave you by and by
Papa come in as sure as you’re born
Put the baby in the cradle, tossed the blues outdoors.

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from The Early Years, released January 1, 1999
Jeanie McLerie-lead guitar, harmony vocal
Alice Gerrard-guitar, lead vocal
Irene Herrmann-mandolin, harmony vocal

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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