BESSIE SMITH lyrics

1927-28 (1996)

1. After You've Gone
2. Alexander's Ragtime Band
3. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
4. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
5. Trombone Cholly
6. Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
7. Them's Graveyard Words
8. Hot Springs Blues
9. Sweet Mistreater
10. Lock And Key
11. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
12. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
13. Homeless Blues
14. Looking For My Man Blues
15. Dyin' By The Hour
16. Foolish Man Blues
17. Thinking Blues
18. Pickpocket Blues
19. I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
20. I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave
21. Standin' In The Rain Blues
22. It Won't Be You
23. Spider Man Blues

1924-25 (1996)

1. Weeping Willow Blues
2. The Bye Bye Blues
3. Sing Sing Prison Blues
4. Follow The Deal On Down
5. Sinful Blues
6. Woman's Trouble Blues
7. Love Me Daddy Blues
8. Dying Gambler's Blues
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Reckless Blues
11. Sobbin' Hearted Blues
12. Cold In Hand Blues
13. You've Been A Good Old Wagon
14. Cake Walking Babies From Home
15. The Yellow Dog Blues
16. Soft Pedal Blues
17. Dixie Flyer Blues
18. Nashville Woman's Blues
19. Careless Love Blues
20. J.C. Holmes Blues
21. Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
22. He's Gone Blues
23. Nobody's Blues But Mine
24. I Ain't Got Nobody

1923-24 (1996)

1. Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
2. My Sweetie Went Away
3. Any Woman's Blues
4. Chicago Bound Blues
5. Mistreating Daddy
6. Frosty Morning
7. Haunted House Blues
8. Eavesdropper's Blues
9. Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
10. Sorrowful Blues
11. Pinchbacks - Take 'Em Away
12. Rocking Chair Blues
13. Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Open
14. Boweavil Blues
15. Hateful Blues
16. Frankie Blues
17. Moonshine Blues
18. Lou'siana Low Down Blues
19. Mountain Top Blues
20. Work House Blues
21. House Rent Blues
22. Salt Water Blues
23. Rainy Weather Blues

1923 (1996)

1. Downhearted Blues
2. Gulf Coast Blues
3. Aggravatin' Papa
4. Beale Street Mama
5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
6. Oh Daddy Blues
7. 'T Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
8. Keeps On A-Rainin'
9. Mama's Got The Blues
10. Outside Of That
11. Bleeding Hearted Blues
12. Lady Luck Blues
13. Yodling Blues
14. Midnight Blues
15. If You Don't, I Know Who Will
16. Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
17. Jailhouse Blues
18. St. Louis Gal
19. Sam Jones Blues
20. Graveyard Dream Blues
21. Cemetery Blues
22. Far Away Blues
23. I'm Going Back To My Used To Be

Mama's Got The Blues (1994)

1. Careless Love Blues
2. Young Woman's Blues
3. I Want Ev'ry Bit Of It
4. Alexander's Ragtime Band
5. My Man Blues
6. Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
7. If You Don't, I Know Who Will
8. After You've Gone
9. 'T Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
10. Lonesome Desert Blues
11. Aggravatin' Papa
12. St. Louis Blues
13. Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
14. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
15. Nobody's Blues But Mine
16. Mama's Got The Blues
17. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
18. Hustlin' Dan
19. Do Your Duty
20. Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
21. Take Me For A Buggy Ride
22. Down In The Dumps

The Complete Recordings, Volume 4 (1993)

1. Standin' In The Rain Blues
2. It Won't Be You
3. Spider Man Blues
4. Empty Bed Blues
5. Empty Bed Blues, Part 2
6. Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
7. Yes Indeed He Do!
8. Devil's Gonna Git You
9. You Ought To Be Ashamed
10. Washwoman's Blues
11. Slow And Easy Man
12. Poor Man's Blues
13. Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind
14. Me And My Gin
15. I'm Wild About That Thing
16. You've Got To Give Me Some
17. Kitchen Man
18. I've Got What It Takes
19. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
20. Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)
21. He's Got Me Goin'
22. It Makes My Love Come Down
23. Wasted Life Blues
24. Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
25. Blue Spirit Blues
26. Worn Out Papa Blues
27. You Don't Understand
28. Don't Cry Baby
29. Keep It To Yourself
30. New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
31. See If I'll Care
32. Baby Have Pity On Me
33. On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
34. Moan, You Moaners
35. Hustlin' Dan
36. Black Mountain Blues
37. In The House Blues
38. Long Old Road
39. Blue Blues
40. Shipwreck Blues

Nobody's Blues But Mine (1972)

1. Careless Love Blues
2. J.C. Holmes Blues
3. Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
4. He's Gone Blues
5. Nobody's Blues But Mine
6. I Ain't Got Nobody
7. My Man Blues
8. New Gulf Coast Blues
9. Florida Bound Blues
10. At The Christmas Ball
11. I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It
12. Red Mountain Blues
13. Golden Rule Blues
14. Lonesome Desert Blues
15. Them "Has Been" Blues
16. Squeeze Me
17. What's The Matter Now?
18. I Want Ev'ry Bit Of It
19. Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
20. The Gin House Blues
21. Money Blues
22. Baby Doll
23. Hard Driving Papa
24. Lost Your Head Blues
25. Hard Time Blues
26. Honey Man Blues
27. One And Two Blues
28. Young Woman's Blues
29. Preachin' The Blues
30. Backwater Blues
31. After You've Gone
32. Alexander's Ragtime Band