Ma Rainey — Big Feeling Blues

[Spoken Intro] "All these many years I've been pleadin' for a man How come I can't get me a real Monkey man? I'm not no triflin' woman [Verse 1/Ma] I've been lookin' for a man I can call my own Been married many times but they left my home Ah, big feelin' blues, worst I ever had I've got the big feelin' blues I mean I've got them bad [Verse 2/CJ] If you're lookin' for a brown, come get this chocolate cream I'm a big kid-man - just out of my teens [Verse 2/Ma] Ah, big feelin' blues, worst I ever had I've got them big feelin' blues, I mean I've got them bad [Verse 3] Unlucky with my yellow, unlucky with my brown The black bitches keep on throwin' me down' Ah, big feelin' blues, worst I've ever had I've got the big feelin' blues, I mean I've got them bad [Verse 4/CJ] If you need a good man why don't you try me? I sure can put you out of your misery [Verse 4/Ma] "Ah, big feelin' blues, worst I've ever had I've got the big feelin' blues, I mean I've got them bad [Verse 5] There's a whole lot left, what's left is good Give me a chance, honey, I'll make you change your neighbourhood Ah, big feelin' blues, worst I've ever had I've got the big feelin' blues, I mean I've got them bad"