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by
Lovie Austin
recording of December 1923
from
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1923-1924) (Document 5581)
Got the
barrel house
blues, feeling awfully dry
Got the barrel house blues, feeling awfully dry
I can't drink
moonshine
'cause I'm afraid I'd die
Papa likes his sherry, mama likes her port
Papa likes his sherry, mama likes her port
Papa likes to shimmy, mama likes to sport
Papa likes his bourbon, mama likes her gin
Papa likes his bourbon, mama likes her gin
Papa likes his outside women
, mama likes outside men
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Note 1: outside women, slang for a mistress or "woman on the side". Outside men, male lover.
