Houston Blues Friends Revisited   1 comment

Houston Blues Friends in Memphis with Joy and Kenne (01/23/10) 

Hard Daddy

I went to ma daddy,
Says Daddy I have got the blues,
Went to my daddy,
Says Daddy I have got the blues,
Ma daddy says, Honey,
Can’t you bring no better news?

I cried on his shoulder but
He turned his back on me.
Cried on his shoulder but
He turned his back on me.
He said a woman’s cryin’s
Never gonna bother me.

I wish I had wings to
Fly like the eagle flies.
Wish I had wings to
Fly like the eagle flies.
I’d fly on ma man an’
I’d scratch out both his eyes.

— Langston Hughes

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  1. I’m always ready to read some Langston Hughes’ Blues in the morning!

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