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Bessie Smith Sam Jones Blues Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.08/10 [12 votes]Album: Chicago Bound Blues / Original Release Date: 2005Genre: JazzSong Duration: 2 min 48 sec
BESSIE SMITH
- Sam Jones Blues Lyrics / with translations(Spoken:
Who's that knockin' on that door
Jones?
You better get away from that door
I don't know nobody named Jones
You're in the right church, brother, but the wrong pew)
Sam Jones left his lawful wife, just to step around
Came back home, 'bout a year
Took it for his high brown
Went to his accustomed shore
And he knocked his knuckles sore
His wife she came, but to his shame
She knew his face no more
Sam said, "I'm your husband, dear"
But she said, "Dear, that's strange to hear"
You ain't talkin' to Mrs. Jones
You speakin' to Miss Wilson now
I used to be your lawful mate
But the judge done changed my fate
Was a time you could-a' walked right in
And call this place your home sweet home
But now it's all mine, for all time
I'm free and livin' all alone
Don't need your clothes, don't need your rent
Don't need your ones and twos
Though I ain't rich, I know my stitch
I earned my strutting shoes
Say, hand me the key that unlocks my front door
Because that bell don't read Sam Jones no more, no
You ain't talkin' to Mrs. Jones
You speakin' to Miss Wilson now
Who's that knockin' on that door
Jones?
You better get away from that door
I don't know nobody named Jones
You're in the right church, brother, but the wrong pew)
Sam Jones left his lawful wife, just to step around
Came back home, 'bout a year
Took it for his high brown
Went to his accustomed shore
And he knocked his knuckles sore
His wife she came, but to his shame
She knew his face no more
Sam said, "I'm your husband, dear"
But she said, "Dear, that's strange to hear"
You ain't talkin' to Mrs. Jones
You speakin' to Miss Wilson now
But the judge done changed my fate
Was a time you could-a' walked right in
And call this place your home sweet home
But now it's all mine, for all time
I'm free and livin' all alone
Don't need your clothes, don't need your rent
Don't need your ones and twos
Though I ain't rich, I know my stitch
I earned my strutting shoes
Say, hand me the key that unlocks my front door
Because that bell don't read Sam Jones no more, no
You ain't talkin' to Mrs. Jones
You speakin' to Miss Wilson now
Facts about Sam Jones Blues
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Sam Jones Blues is written by Roy Turk, J. Russel Robinson, Al Bernard.
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It is first released in 2005 as part of Bessie Smith's album "Chicago Bound Blues" which includes 50 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, Bessie Smith's 'Sam Jones' Blues' is a narrative of a man, Sam Jones, who deserted his wife only to come back and find her already rebooted and renamed. Noted in the lyrics are the repercussions of his doing and the wife's empowerment who claims her independence and freedom from the past. Thus, she symbolizes the qualities of resilience and self-sufficiency. The words of Sam jones blues underline mostly the themes of love pain, empowerment, freedom, musing, and contemplation. Moreover, by means of the same, the song draws people's attention to the vices of disloyalty and neglect, liberation and self-rule as well as to the issues of identity and transformation. The text involves themes of infidelity and human relationships that are not appropriate for little ones hence, the need for adults to supervise. Although there is no vulgar language and the content is not sexualized, still the adult themes indicate that parents should take their children's age into account regarding the suitability of the song.
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Sam Jones Blues falls under the genre Jazz.
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Sam Jones Blues song length is 2 minutes and 48 seconds.
Who wrote Sam Jones Blues lyrics?
Sam Jones Blues is written by Roy Turk, J. Russel Robinson, Al Bernard.
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When was Sam Jones Blues released?
It is first released in 2005 as part of Bessie Smith's album "Chicago Bound Blues" which includes 50 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Sam Jones Blues lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, Bessie Smith's 'Sam Jones' Blues' is a narrative of a man, Sam Jones, who deserted his wife only to come back and find her already rebooted and renamed. Noted in the lyrics are the repercussions of his doing and the wife's empowerment who claims her independence and freedom from the past. Thus, she symbolizes the qualities of resilience and self-sufficiency. The words of Sam jones blues underline mostly the themes of love pain, empowerment, freedom, musing, and contemplation. Moreover, by means of the same, the song draws people's attention to the vices of disloyalty and neglect, liberation and self-rule as well as to the issues of identity and transformation. The text involves themes of infidelity and human relationships that are not appropriate for little ones hence, the need for adults to supervise. Although there is no vulgar language and the content is not sexualized, still the adult themes indicate that parents should take their children's age into account regarding the suitability of the song.
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Which genre is Sam Jones Blues?
Sam Jones Blues falls under the genre Jazz.
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How long is the song Sam Jones Blues?
Sam Jones Blues song length is 2 minutes and 48 seconds.
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Record Label(s): 2004 2005 Membran Music Ltd
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