Dirty Mother for You

“Dirty Mother for You”

Puisque l'artiste du mois est Memphis Minnie et qu'elle semble l'avoir enregistré en premier, honneur donc à la dame.
Voici les paroles :

Ain’t no Doctor, but I’m the doctor wife
You better come to me if you wanna save your life
He’s a dirty mother fo’yer, he don’t mean no good
He got drunk dis morning, tored up the neighborhood

I want you to come here, baby, come here quick
He done give me something 'bout to make me sick
Whhooa dirty mother fo’yer, he don’t mean no good
He got drunk dis morning, tored up the neighborhood

Play it Denis

I went down to the station, to talked to the judge
He said “Don't bring me none of that doggoned stuff you heard”
Whhooa, dirty mother fo’yer, he don't mean no good
He got drunk this morning, tored up the neighborhood

I went down to the office, fell out on the floor
He done something to me, now, he won't do no more
Whhoaa dirty mother fo’yer, he don’t mean no good
He got drunk this morning, tored up the neighborhood

Play it Denis, play it boy

I said look here, baby, what you done done
You done squeezed my lemon , now you done broked and run
Awww, dirty mother fo’yer, he don't mean no good
He got drunk this morning, tored up the neighborhood

Petit mystère sur cet enregistrement, c'est le pianiste Jimmy Gordon qui est crédité en accompagnement et pourtant c'est bien à Dennis ???? qu'elle s'adresse, m'enfin rien de bien grave. Enregistré à Chicago en 1935




Roosevelt Sykes en fait sa propre version en 1971, les paroles sont complètements différentes.

Squeeze me, baby
Don't let me fall
I got to put this mule
To jumpin' in yo' stall
He gon' be a kickin' muther *fer you
Don't ya know?
He gon' be a kickin' muther fer you
Don't ya know?
Gon' be a jumpin' muther fer you
An I wouldn't tell a-you no lie

Squeeze me tight, darlin'
An don't let me fall
You know I been lovin' you
Ever since way last fall
Lovin' mother fer you
Don't you know?
Lovin' mother fer you
Don't you know?
I'm a lovin' muther for you
An I wouldn't tell a-you no lie
Mercy!

Now, there sits a man
Look like he's sour on lemons
He got a mouth like a possum
Look like he be needin' persimmon
Persimmon eatin' muther fer you
Don't you know?
He's a persimmon eatin' muther fer you
Don't you know?
He's a persimmon eatin' muther fer you
An I wouldn't tell you no lie
Mercy!

'Let her ride a while'

'Mercy' (persimmon private)

'Oh yeah'

'Whoa, yeah'

Now, there's a fine little sexatary
And they call her Terry
All's she need now, is a big Dick-tionary
She'd be a readin' muther fer you
Don't you know?
A spellin' muther fer you
Don't you know?
She's an educated muther fer you
And I wouldn't tell a-you no lie

Mercy!

Now, mama got a hotdog
And it ain't cold
It's just right
To fit yo' roll
It's a fittin' muther for you
Don't you know?
It's gonna be a tight muther fer you
Don't you know?
And it's about a foot long muther fer you
Wouldn't tell you no lie, my, my!

Try it out!



Magic Slim aussi y va de sa version.



Mais franchement c'est cette version de 1977 qui avait retenu mon attention en premier.



Il me semble en avoir entendu d'autres, mais je ne me souviens plus par qui.

en dehors des versions que tu cites j'en connais une autre de Buddy Guy avec son compère Junior Wells mais je n'arrive pas à mettre la main dessus sur youtube

Ben tiens en voilà une version encore remaniée par le King himself.