Alberta Hunter
Amtrak Blues
1980
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Credits
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Bass – Aaron Bell
Clarinet – Norris Turney
Drums – Jackie Williams (2)
Engineer – Frank Laico
Engineer [Assistant] – Marty Greenblatt, Ted Brosnan
Flute – Frank Wess
Guitar – Billy Butler (3)
Mixed By – Ray Moore
Piano – Gerald Cook
Producer – John Hammond
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess, Norris Turney
Trombone – Vic Dickenson
Trumpet – Doc Cheatham
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01 The darktown strutters' ball (05.23
02 Nobody knows when you're down and out (03.50
03 I'm having a good time (02.38
04 Always (03.44
05 My handy man ain't handy no more (03.49
06 Amtrak Blues (03.24
07 Old fashioned love (04.14
08 Sweet Georgia Brown (04.12
09 A good man is hard to find (03.59
10 I've got a mind to ramble (04.13
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01 The darktown strutters' ball (05.23
I'll be down to get you in a taxi, honey
Better be ready about half past eight
Now honey, don't be late
I want to be there when the band starts playing
Remember when we get there, honey
The two-steps, I'm goin' to have 'em all
Goin' to dance out both my shoes
When they play the "Jelly Roll Blues"
Tomorrow night at the Darktown Strutters' Ball...
02 Nobody knows when you're down and out (03.50
Once I lived the life
Of a millionaire
Spending my money
Oh I didn't care
Taking my friends out
For a mighty good time
Oh we'd drink that good gin
Champagne and wine
But oh just as soon
As my money got low
I couldn't find nobody
And I had no place to go
And if I ever get my hands
On a dollar again
I'm gonna hold on
Till the eagle wins
Cause I found out
Nobody wants you
When you're down and out
Nobody wants you
When you're down and out
Lord have mercy
Yeah, yeah, now listen
Now in your pocket
There's not one penny
And all of them good friends
You found out you haven't got any
Nobody come around
But the landlord and the taxman
Your ex-wife who says
She wants more alimony
Then there's a knock on the door
And it's a woman you don't know
Says she's having your baby
She'll walk on in
But oh just as soon
As the money roll in
Here they all come sayings
That they're you're long lost friends
But if I ever get my hands
On a dollar again
I believe, I believe I'll hold on
Till the eagle wins
Cause I found out
Nobody wants you
When you're down and out
Nobody wants you
When you're down and out
Nobody wants you
When you're down and out
Nobody wants you
When you're down and out
Nobody wants you
When you're down and out
Nobody wants you
When you're down and out
Nobody wants you
When you're down and out
Nobody, nobody, nobody
03 I'm having a good time (02.38
I'm having a good time
Please don't blame me
I'm knocking myself out
Don't you try to tame me
Let me have my fun
I ought to have my flame
Some folks say I'm blowing the top off
But talk don't mean a thing
I'm living my life while I'm living
Tomorrow I may die
That's why I'm having a ball today
I ain't passing nothing by
So if I make my bed high
That's my problem, let me lay
Having a good time living my life today
04 Always (03.44
Everything went wrong,
And the whole day long
I'd feel so blue.
For the longest while
I'd forget to smile,
Then I met you.
Now that my blue days have passed,
Now that I've found you at last
I'll be loving you always
With a love that's true always.
When the things you've planned
Need a helping hand,
I will understand always.
Always.
Days may not be fair always,
That's when ill be there always.
Not for just an hour,
Not for just a day,
Not for just a year,
But always.
Ill be loving you, oh always
With a love that's true always.
When the things you've planned
Need a helping hand,
I will understand always.
Always.
Days may not be fair always,
That's when ill be there always.
Not for just an hour,
Not for just a day,
Not for just a year,
But always.
Not for just an hour,
Not for just a day,
Not for just a year,
But always.
05 My handy man ain't handy no more (03.49
He shakes my ashes,
Greases my griddle,
Churns my butter,
And he strokes my fiddle,
My man, is such a handy man.
Now he threads my needle,
And he creams my wheat,
Heats my heater,
And he chops my meat (he’s a mess),
My man, is such a handy man.
Now I don’t care if you believe it or not,
He’s a mighty nice man to have around,
Cause when my furnace gets too hot,
He’s right there to turn my damper down,
For everything, that man of mine’s got a scheme
And honey it’s amazing the way he handles my machine
My man, is such a handyman (oh that man is a mess).
He flaps my flapjacks,
Cleans off the table,
Feeds the horses in my stable,
My man, is such a handyman.
And do you know, sometimes he’s up way before dawn,
Busy cleaning the rough edges off my lawn,
My man, is such a handyman.
Now, he never has a single word to say,
While he’s working hard (poor soul),
And I’d give anything if you could see the way,
he handles my front yard.
Now my ice never gets a chance to melt away,
Cause he sees that I get a nice fresh piece everyday,
My man, is such a handyman.
06 Amtrak Blues (03.24
07 Old fashioned love (04.14
08 Sweet Georgia Brown (04.12
No gal made's got a shade
On sweet georgia brown
Two left feet and oh, so neat
Sweet georgia brown
They all sigh, want to die
For sweet georgia brown
I'll tell you why
Ho, you know I don't lie, who me? Not much now
It's been said she knocks 'em dead
When she lands in town
Since she came, it's a cryin' shame
Way she cools you down
Now the fellows that chick can't get
Are fellows she ain't met
Georgia named her, georgia claimed her
Sweet georgia brown
I say, no gal made's got a shade
On sweet georgia brown
Two left feet and oh, so neat
Miss georgia brown
They all sigh and want to die
For miss georgia brown
I'll tell you why
Ho, hey, you know I don't lie, who me? Not much now
It's been said she knocks 'em dead
When she lands in town
Since she came, it's a cryin' shame
Way she cools you down
Now the fellows, that gal can't get
Are fellows she ain't met, now
Georgia named her, georgia claimed her
Lay it on me this time, I say
No gal made's got a shade
On sweet georgia brown
Two left feet and oh, so neat
Sweet georgia brown
Now they all sigh, yeah, they want to die
For sweet georgia brown
I'll tell you why
You know I don't lie, who me? Not much now
It's been said she knocks 'em dead
When she lands in town
Since she came, it's a cryin' shame
Way she cools 'em down
Now fellows that chick can't get
Are fellows that ain't been born yet
Georgia named her, georgia claimed her
Sweet georgia brown
09 A good man is hard to find (03.59
A good man is hard to find
You always get the other kind
Just when you think he is your pal
You look for him and find him fooling 'round some other gal
Then you rave, you even crave
To see him laying in his grave
So if your man is nice, take my advice
Hug him in the morning, kiss him every night
Give him plenty loving, treat him right
Cause a good man now a days is hard to find
A good man is hard to find
You always get the other kind
Just when you think he is your pal
You look for him and find him fooling 'round some other gal
Then you rave, you even crave
To see him laying in his grave
So if your man is nice, take my advice
Hug him in the morning, kiss him every night
Give him plenty loving, treat him right
Cause a good man now a days is hard to find
So is your man is fine
You'd better take my advice
And hug him in the morning
Kiss him every night
Give him plenty loving
Ans treat him right
For a good man now day's is hard to find
10 I've got a mind to ramble (04.13
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