King For a Day - Big Maceo

W/Tampa Red — guitar, Alfred Elkins — im.

bass.

Recorded Friday Dec. 15, 1941

Chicago, ILL.

RCA Studio A RCA #66 715−2

It’s too bad

Things are going so tuff with me It’s too bad

Things are going so tuff with me

I’m blue and disgusted

As any poor man could be I used to have a car

An it was painted white an black

I used to have a car

An he was painted white an black

I couldn’t keep up the payments

An the man, he took it back

I used to smoke cigars

The very best in town

But bad luck an trouble

Is bound to tear me down

It’s too bad

Things are going so tuff with me I guess I go back to my plow

And start hollerin' (*whoa, haw, gee)

'Play 'em for me boy, play 'em for me'

(piano)

'You know my gal quit me'

'I'm sho' in hard luck'

'Get it and get it good, now'

'Yes, I know'

'I have so much trouble'

The women that I’m lovin'

Is followed me all around

I can tell by her action

She 'bout to put me down

It’s too bad

Things are goin' so tuff with me You have heard my story

Peoples, what’ch you think a me?

Mules and horses: whoa=stop

Haw=go left, gee=go right.