Wake up Baby- Sonny Boy Williamson II (MS) 1958
[From 78 single on Checker Records, "Wake Up Baby" b/w "Your Funeral and My Trial" recorded on March 27, 1958. Also included on Down and Out Blues, the first LP record (1959) by Sonny Boy Williamson on Checker Records.
R. Matteson 2013]
Bio excerpt from Wiki: Alex Miller (possibly December 5, 1912– May 25, 1965), known professionally as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, from Mississippi. He is acknowledged as one of the most charismatic and influential blues musicians, with considerable prowess on the harmonica and highly creative songwriting skills. He recorded successfully in the 1950s and 1960s, and had a direct influence on later blues and rock performers.
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Wake Up Baby- Sonny Boy Williamson II (Alex Miller) 1958
I come home one night I was tired as I could be
I saw a mule in my stable where my mule supposed to be
Wake up baby explain all this stuff to me
Whos mule there in my stable where my mule supposed to be
You's musta be silly you talk right funny why don't you open up your eyes and see
You know that ain't nothing but a milk cow that my mother sent to me
I been all over the world to gulf of Mexico
I never saw no milk cow with a saddle on its back before
Next night when I come home I was tired as a man could be
I saw a hat on the dresser where my hat supposed to be
I said wake up darling explain this stuff to me
Whos hat on my dresser where my hat supposed to be
Said you must be silly daddy you ain't talking right why don't you open up your eyes and see
You know that ain't nothing but a wash bin that my grandmother sent to me
I been all over the world and to gulf of Mexico
You know I never saw no wash bin with a hat band around it before
And next night when I come home I was tired as a man could be
I saw a coat on my hanger where my coat supposed to be
I said wake up little girl and explain all this stuff to me
Whos coat on my hanger where my coat supposed to be
Said daddy you talk right silly why don't you open up your eyes and see
You know that ain't nothing but a blanket my mother-in-law sent to me
I been all over the world and to gulf of Mexico
I never saw no blankets with two sleeves in them before