Bessie Smith
Shipwreck Blues
Captain tell your men to get onboard
I'd sure see 'em just pull into another shore
Ah...
Dreary and mind and I'm so weary in heart
Dreary and mind and I'm so weary in heart
Oh, the best of friends sure has got to part
Oh, the best of friends sure has got to part
Ah...
Blow your whistle Captain, so the men'll know what to do
Blow your whistle Captain, so the men'll know what to do
When a woman gets dreary ain't no telling what she won't do
When a woman gets dreary ain't no telling what she won't do
Ah...
It's cloudy outdoors, as cloudy as can be
It's cloudy outdoors, as cloudy as can be
That's the time I need my good men with me
That's the time I need my good men with me
Ah...
It's raining and it's stroming on the sea
It's raining and it's storming on the sea
I feel like somebody has shipwrecked poor me
I feel like somebody has shipwrecked poor me [x10]
Ah...
Captain tell your men to get onboard
I'd sure see 'em just pull into another shore
Ah...