Lyrics: Birmingham Blues
Album: Bluebird Recordings 1934 – 1938
Artist: Jazz Gillum
 

Birmingham Blues Trk 10 3:18
‘Jazz’ Bill Gillum (William McKinley Gillum)
(unk composer)
Bill Gillum & His Jazz Boys
Jazz Gillum – vocal & hmc, Big Bill Broonzy – guitar
prob Blind John Davis -piano, unk sbass.
Recorded: Aurora, Ill., Monday October 11, 1937 Leland Hotel
Album: Bill ‘Jazz’ Gillum The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1938
Bluebird 66717-2 RCA, BMG 1997.
Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com

It’s a small town they call Besmer
Way down in Alabam
It’s a small town they call Besmer
Way down in Alabam
It ain’t no great big city
Only twelve miles from Birmingham

Me and my dirty buddy
Me and my Buddy, Sam
Me and my dirty buddy, Sam
We used to live in Besmer
But he moved to Birmingham

‘Play it, Play it’, ‘My-my’

(piano, washbrd & guitar)

I’m quiet an I’m easy
Baby, don’t think that I’m no lamb
I’m quiet an I’m easy
Baby, don’t think that I’m no lamb
If you want something good, baby
Try somethin’ from Birmingham.

(harmonica & instrumental to end)

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