MONEY BLUES
(G M Coleman / Harry Eller / Kapp)

as recorded by Bessie Smith
with Fletcher Henderson (piano) and Joe Smith (trumpet)
May 4th 1925 New York


Samuel Brown from way down in Tennessee
Had a wife made his life full of misery.
Now his gal sure could sing, and how she'd moan the blues,
And Sam said I sure like to hear xxxx? xxxx? bad news!

Daddy, I need money,
Give it to your honey,
Daddy I need money now!
All day long I yell that song,
Papa, it's your fault if I go wrong!

That's if I can lend it,
How you like to spend it,
It disappears somehow!
I've got beer money,
You've got champagne,
If you don't stop spendin',
I will have to waste!

Daddy, I need money,
Give it to you honey,
Daddy I need money now,
Daddy I need money now!

Daddy, I need money,
Give it to you honey,
Daddy I need money now!
All day long I hear that song,
Oh, for sure for if I go wrong,

Fast as I can lend it,
How you like to spend it
It disappears somehow!
I've got beer money,
You like champagne,
If you don't stop spendin'
I will have to waste!

Daddy, I need money,
Give it to you honey,
I need a small piece of money now!
I'll give you the piece of small change now!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - August 2019)