Birmingham Blues Trk 10 3:18

'Jazz' Bill Gillum (William McKinley Gillum)

(unk composer)

Bill Gillum & His Jazz Boys

Jazz Gillum - vocal & hmc, Big Bill Broonzy - guitar

prob Blind John Davis -piano, unk sbass.

Recorded: Aurora, Ill., Monday October 11, 1937 Leland Hotel

Album: Bill 'Jazz' Gillum The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1938

Bluebird 66717-2 RCA, BMG 1997.

Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com









It's a small town they call Besmer

Way down in Alabam

It's a small town they call Besmer

Way down in Alabam

It ain't no great big city

Only twelve miles from Birmingham



Me and my dirty buddy

Me and my Buddy, Sam

Me and my dirty buddy, Sam

We used to live in Besmer

But he moved to Birmingham



'Play it, Play it', 'My-my'



(piano, washbrd & guitar)



I'm quiet an I'm easy

Baby, don't think that I'm no lamb

I'm quiet an I'm easy

Baby, don't think that I'm no lamb

If you want something good, baby

Try somethin' from Birmingham.



(harmonica & instrumental to end)



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