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