BESSIE SMITH

- The Gin House Blues Lyrics

I've got a sad sad story today
I've got a sad sad story today
I'm goin' to the gin house when the whistle blows
My troubles come like rain
That's all been poured before

My man keeps me cryin' all night
My man keeps me cryin' all night
I'm goin' to the gin house, sit there by myself
I mean to drown my sorrows
By sweet somebody else

I've got those worst kind of gin house blues
I've got those worst kind of gin house blues
I'll make one trip there to seek to ease my mind
And if I do I'm gonna make it
My last time

It takes a good smart woman these days
It takes a good smart woman these days
To hold her man when these gals have got so many tearful ways
I mean to watch my man
Don't care what these other gals say

I've got to see the conjure man too
I've got to see the conjure man too
Because these gin house blues is campin' 'round my door
I want him to drive them off
So they won't come back no more

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Facts about The Gin House Blues

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Who wrote The Gin House Blues lyrics?


The Gin House Blues is written by Fletcher Henderson, Henry Troy.
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When was The Gin House Blues released?


It is first released on October 22, 1992 as part of Bessie Smith's album "Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3" which includes 39 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind The Gin House Blues lyrics?


When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, the song "The Gin House Blues" which Bessie Smith performed shows how a person suffers from intense grief because their partner has caused them deep emotional distress. The term 'gin house blues' represents the emotional suffering which drives people to search for relief through temporary escapes and outside assistance. The gin house blues lyrics present despair together with heartbreak and anguish and feelings of isolation which lead to self-examination. The song demonstrates how heartbreak and sorrow together with coping methods relationship problems and the need for transformation create its central theme. The lyrics contain themes of sadness and emotional distress related to relationships, which may not be suitable for younger children without parental guidance. The text contains references to alcohol use and the pursuit of comfort yet it does not include any explicit language or graphic content.
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Which genre is The Gin House Blues?


The Gin House Blues falls under the genre Blues.
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How long is the song The Gin House Blues?


The Gin House Blues song length is 3 minutes and 12 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Fletcher Henderson, Henry Troy
Record Label(s): 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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