Helen Humes - Complete 1927-1950 Studio Recordings

Fortune Tellin' Man

Oh fortune tellin' man
Please tell me if you can
Where where my papa was last night.
He plays harp fiddle in a band uptown.
Oh tell me can it be that he's been fiddling around.
Oh fortune tellin' man
Please tell me how I stand.
Is my papa treating me wrong or right?

Last night he was as strong as a lion when he left the flat,
Came home this morning just as weak as a cat.
Oh fortune tellin' man
Please tell me if you can
Where my papa was last night.
Don't tell him where I was.
Just tell me where he was last night.

Oh fortune tellin' man
Please tell me where I stand.
Is my papa treating me wrong or right?
My papa never would leave me
All alone and blue
Especially when there was a little homework to do.
Oh fortune tellin' man,
Please tell me if you can
Where my papa was last night.
Don't tell him where I was.
Just tell me where he was last night.



Credits
Writer(s): Helen Humes
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Other Album Tracks

  1. Black Cat Blues
  2. A Worried Woman's Blues
  3. If Papa Has Outside Lovin'
  4. Do What You Did Last Night
  5. Everybody Does It Now
  6. Cross-Eyed Blues
  7. Garlic Blues
  8. Alligator Blues
  9. Happy Headed Blues
  10. Race Horse Blues #2

All Album Tracks: Complete 1927-1950 Studio Recordings >

Altri album

  1. Blue Notes – A Blues Survey from 1920-1960, vol. 4 - Single
  2. Swingin' With Humes [Audiophile Edition]
  3. Free
  4. The Music You Need
  5. My Solitude
  6. Sea of Sounds
  7. The 1927-1950 Studio Recordings (vol.1)
  8. Anytime in My Mind
  9. Can Anyone See The Light
  10. Music In My Hands

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