How Long Blues

LEROY AUTHUR CARR

Baby, how long
Baby how long
Have that ev'nin train been gone
Baby, how long, how long, baby how long

Hear it was so
Can't see no train
But deep in my heart I feel and achin' pain
And that's a-how long, how long, babe how long

Into the station
Look up at the board
Next train around
Strawberry Road
How long, how, woo, baby how long

'Make it wail ev'rybody'
'Yeah, so sweet'

Down atta station
With my head hung down
Lookin' at my sugar, when she leave this town
Baby, how long, how long, baby how long

I ain't got no money
Buy a ticket on a train
But I'll ride de blinds, baby
Be back home, again
Well, how long, how long, baby how long

See me comin'
Gon get some plow work
I'll cut your liver
Plug your heartache
Been so long, woo swoo, baby how long

'Sonny, wail about it'

Feelin' bad, I'm lookin' sad
Thinkin' bout the bad luck, Sonny
I once have had
But how long, how long, honey how long

See the green grass, growin' on a hill
Never seen no green grass on a dollar bill
How long, how long, baby how long

Lower you, baby
To a hollow tree
Way you treat me
Come back to you
Hoo, low, hoo, woo, baby gone

'Make it wail ev'rybody, now'

Feel so disgusted, I feel so blue
Sometimes Sonny, I don't know
What in the world I'm gonna do
Now, how long, how long, yeah how long

See that little house, sitting on the hill
You don't love me, goin try another who will
How long, how long baby, how long

See my baby, tell her I'll be runnin' home
I've been worried, ever since she been gone
How long, how, woo, baby how long

'Love to see ya'

'Play for me, now'

Trivia about the song How Long Blues by Count Basie

On which albums was the song “How Long Blues” released by Count Basie?
Count Basie released the song on the albums “"Early Count"” in 1976, “This Is Jazz #11” in 1996, “Big Man In A Small Band” in 1999, “America's #1 Band” in 2003, “Blue And Sentimental - Big Band Swing At Its Best” in 2006, “Complete Jazz Series 1939 Vol. 2” in 2008, “Count Basie : 1936-1941 (vol. 1)” in 2008, “The Quintessence : New-York Chicago Hollywood 1942-1952” in 2008, “Count Basie: 1939 (vol.2)” in 2008, “The Great Master” in 2009, “Every Tub” in 2010, and “282 Masterpieces” in 2012.
Who composed the song “How Long Blues” by Count Basie?
The song “How Long Blues” by Count Basie was composed by LEROY AUTHUR CARR.

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