Careless Love- Byrd Moore (VA) 1928 REC
[From the recordings: Byrd Moore & His Hotshots recorded this on October 23, 1929 in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it was issued as Columbia 15496-D in February 1930. Transcription from reissue on Various Artists 'A Collection of Mountain Songs' County LP 504. Byrd Moore & His Hotshots had recorded the song in 1928 for Gennett in Richmond, Ind, and that was issued as Gnt 6824 in June 1929.
Moore is thought to have been born William B. Moore of Blackwater, Virginia in 1889. A guitarist and singer, he drifted through North carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.
R. Matteson 2017]
CARELESS LOVE- sung by Byrd Moore and his Hot Shots, 1928.
Love, oh love, how can it be
Love, oh love, how can it be
Love, oh love, how can it be
To love someone that don't love me
I wish that eastbound train would run
I wish that eastbound train would run
I wish that eastbound train would run
And carry me back where I come from.
I used to be a brakeman on a train
I used to be a brakeman on a train
I used to be a brakeman on a train
But now I wear a ball and chain.
Never put a stranger from your door
Never put a stranger from your door
Never put a stranger from your door
If you do, you'll reap just what you sow.