Allego Classic Blues

Peetie Wheatstraw – What More Can A Man Do? Lyrics

What More Can A Man Do Trk 5 Disc 2 3: 02
Peetie Wheatstraw (William Bunch)
(Bunch)
Peetie Wheatstraw – vocal, w/Lonnie Johnson – gtr, unk acc
April 1, 1938 Chicago, Decca 7479
Album: Peetie Wheatstraw Essentials Album
Allego Classic Blues cbl 200037

Listen hear baby, ain’t gon’ be yo’ dog all my life
Because yo’ other man tried to take my life

So what more can a man do?
I’d give up my job, lay down my money to you

Listen here baby you ain’t treat me right
You don’t do nothin’ but clown ‘n fight
You know I love you don’t care what you do
I’m gettin’ tired of clownin’ with you

What more can a man do?
Give up my job, lay down my money to you

You go out tonight no tellin’ what I’ll do
I’m gettin’ tired of worryin’ over you
What more can a man do?
I’ll give up my job, lay down my money to you

‘Now play at that girl’

(guitar & instrumental)

Now you know mama
I’m gettin’ tired, gettin tired, gettin’ tired
You’re in St. Louis all disguised
Cried last night an night befo’
I leave you this time I won’t have to cry no mo’

What more can a man do?
I’ll give up my job, lay down my money to you

So bye-bye baby, I’m leavin’ you now
I know you don’t mean no good, no how
You did ev’rything a woman could do
You know about that, than I am through with you

What more can a man do?
I’ll give up my job, lay down my money to you

Peetie Wheatstraw – Working On The Project Lyrics

Working On The Project Trk 15 Disc 1 3: 02
Peetie Wheatstraw (William Bunch)
(Jordan)
March 30, 1937 Decca 7311
Peetie Wheatstraw – vocal & piano
With Kokomo Arnold – gtr
Album: Peetie Wheatstraw Essentials Album
Allego Classic Blues cbl 200037

I was workin’ on the project
Beggin’ for relief for shoes
I was workin’ on the project
Beggin’ for relief for shoes
Because the rock an concrete
Hoo-well-well, now they giving my feet the blues

Workin’ on the project
With holes all in my clothes
Workin’ on the project
With holes all in my clothes
Tryin’ to make me a dime
To keep the rent man from puttin me outdo’s

I am workin’ on the project
Tryin’ to make both ends meet
I am workin’ on the project
Tryin’ to make ends meet
But the payday is so long
Woo-well-well, until the grocery man won’t let me eat

Workin’ on the project
My gal spending all my dough
Workin’ on the project
My gal spending all my dough
Now I have waked up on her
Ooh-well-well, and I won’t be that weak no mo’

Workin’ on the project
With payday three or four weeks away
Workin’ on the project
With payday three or four weeks away
Now, how can you make they meet
Ooo-well-well-well, when you can’t get no pay?

Peetie Wheatstraw – Shack Bully Stomp Lyrics

Shack Bully Stomp Trk 4 Disc 1 2: 32
Peetie Wheatstraw (William Bunch)
(Giles, Jones)
Apr 1, 1938 Decca 7479
Vocal- Peetie Wheatstraw with Lonnie Johnson – guitar
Album: Peetie Wheatstraw Essentials Album
Allego Classic Blues cbl 200037

I used to play slow
But now I play it fast
I used to play slow
But now I play fast
Just to see the women
Shake their yas, yas, yas

(piano & guitar)

Now I am a man that ev’rybody know
I am a man an that ev’rybody knows
An you can see a crowd
Ev’rywhere he goes

(piano & guitar)

‘Play it fast, boy’

Ramble an I ramble
‘Till about the break of day
Ramble an I ramble
‘Till about the break of day
I think it’s time now
To stop my ramblin’ ways

(piano & guitar)

My name is Peetie
I’m on the line you bet
Yoo-hoo-well, I’m on the line you bet
I got somethin’ new
That I ain’t never told you yet

(piano rag)

‘Now get down there for a change’

(piano boogie)