Ida Cox — Chicago Bound Blues Famous Migration Blues

[Verse 1] Late last night I stowed away and cried Late last night I stowed away and cried Got the blues for Chicago, can't be satisfied [Verse 2] Got the blues so bad I'm going to leave old Bingham Town Got the blues so bad I'm going to leave old Bingham Town My man caught a train, it was Chicago bound [Verse 3] Blues on my brain, my tongue refuses to talk Blues on my brain, my tongue refuses to talk I'd follow my daddy, but my feet refuse to walk [Verse 4] "T" is for Texas, "T" is for Tennessee "T" is for Texas, "T" is for Tennessee "T" is for the train that took my man from me [Verse 5] Mean old fireman, cruel old engineer Mean old fireman, cruel old engineer You took my man away and left his mama standing here [Verse 6] Red headline in tomorrow's Defender news Big red headline in tomorrow's Black Dispatch news: "Woman dead down home with the Chicago blues"