"Shipwreck Blues" lyrics - BESSIE SMITH
BESSIE SMITH
"Shipwreck Blues"
Captain, tell your men to get on board
Hoist your sail, just pull into another shore
I'm dreary in mind and I'm so worried in heart
Oh the best of friends sho' has got to part
Blow your whistle captain, so your men'll know what to do
Blow your whistle captain, so your men'll know what to do
When a woman gets dreary ain't no tellin' what she won't do
It's cloudy outdoors as can be
Oh it's cloudy as can be
That's the time I need my good man with me
It's rainin' and it's stormin' on the sea
It's rainin', it's stormin' on the sea
I feel like somebody has shipwrecked poor me
The Complete Recordings, Volume 4 (1993)
- Standin' In The Rain Blues
- It Won't Be You
- Spider Man Blues
- Empty Bed Blues
- Empty Bed Blues, Part 2
- Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
- Yes Indeed He Do!
- Devil's Gonna Git You
- You Ought To Be Ashamed
- Washwoman's Blues
- Slow And Easy Man
- Poor Man's Blues
- Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind
- Me And My Gin
- I'm Wild About That Thing
- You've Got To Give Me Some
- Kitchen Man
- I've Got What It Takes
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
- Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)
- He's Got Me Goin'
- It Makes My Love Come Down
- Wasted Life Blues
- Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
- Blue Spirit Blues
- Worn Out Papa Blues
- You Don't Understand
- Don't Cry Baby
- Keep It To Yourself
- New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
- See If I'll Care
- Baby Have Pity On Me
- On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual)
- Moan, You Moaners
- Hustlin' Dan
- Black Mountain Blues
- In The House Blues
- Long Old Road
- Blue Blues
- Shipwreck Blues