Bessie Smith
golden rule blues
I can't understand, I can't keep my man
Won't somebody please find him if you can
Tell him this for me
Give me back my key, I let him have five years ago
Bring me back my key, I let him have five years ago
You don't know how to use it, you don't need it no more
Looked for you at home, you never can be found
Looked for you at home, you never can be found
That's the reason why you can't carry my key around
Pretty papa, you must learn the rules
Pretty papa, you must learn the rules
Go to work every mornin' like all the other men do
Bring me your pay after your work every day
Bring me your pay after your work every day
That's the only way you can make your pretty mama stay
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- Miscellaneous
- Nothing but the Blues: Bessie Smith
- The Gold Collection: 40 Classic Performances
- Greatest Hits
- The Quintessence: The Empress 1923-1933
- Downhearted Blues (Original 1923-1924 Recordings)
- Charly Blues Masterworks, Volume 31: Empress of the Blues
- The Essence of Bessie Smith (disc 1)
- An Introduction to Bessie Smith: Her Best Recordings...
- The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1923-1924
- The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1928-1929
- Queen of the Blues, Volume 1
- The Anthology
- Midnite Jazz & Blues: Empress of the Blues
- The Complete Recordings, Volume 4
- The Undisputed Queen of the Blues, Volume 1
- Squeeze Me
- The Complete Recordings, Volume 1
- The Ultimate Jazz Archive
- The Complete Recordings Vol. 4