Let it rain, let it pour,
Let it rain a whole lot more,
'Cause I’ve got them deep river blues.
Let the rain drive right on,
Let the waves sweep me along,
'Cause I’ve got them deep river blues.
My old gal's a good pal,
She looks just like a water fowl,
When I’ve got them deep river blues.
Ain't no one to cry for me,
Fish all go out on a spree
When I’ve got them deep river blues.
Give me back my old boat,
I'm gonna sail if she'll float,
When I’ve got them deep river blues,
I'm goin' back to Muscle Shoals,
Ain’t no better place I'm told,
‘Cause I’ve got them deep river blues.
If my boat sinks with me.
I'll go down, don't you see,
'Cause I’ve got them deep river blues,
Now I'm goin’ to say goodbye,
If I sink, just let me die,
'Cause I’ve got them deep river blues.
Singer -
Old Town School of Folk Music Songbook: Volume 1
Recording -
Issued with Creative Commons License to share
Converted from original, with addition of lyrics
A blues song with 6 lines for each verse.
DEEP RIVER BLUES
Further activities:
"C Jam Blues"
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- Hit play below! Follow ‘C -
Jam Blues’, as arranged by Marc Teclas Garcia. - Listen to ‘C Jam Blues Arranged for Combo’ by John Kim17 (Musescore Community).
- Listen to C Jam Blues as performed by Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson and others.
- Prepare your own versions and improvisations.
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- Scroll to below link for the video ‘St Louis Blues’ by W C Handy.
- Follow the link for ‘My Sweetie Went Away’ -
a blues song by Bessie Smith. - Bessie Smith page has ‘Create a Quiz’ ideas, and there’s more on QUIZ.
- Visit SONGS for more about the 12 Bar Blues and Secret Codes, from Gullah Music.