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Work Ox Blues

Mama I ain’t going to be : your old work ox no more You done fooled around woman : let your ox get gored She will get up early in the morning : just awhile before day Then cook your breakfast : man rush you away Come in daddy : know my ox is gone You can never tell : when your ox is coming back home You can never tell : what the double-crossing women will do Says they will have your buddy…

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Levee Camp Moan Blues

Lord they accused me of murder : I haven’t harmed a man Oh they accused me of forgery : I can’t write my name Oh I went all around : that whole corral Lord I couldn’t find a mule : with his shoulder well Oh I worked old Maude : and I worked old Belle Lord I couldn’t find a mule : Maggie with his shoulder well Mmm : mmm Mmm : Lord that morning bell Lord she went up the country : and but…

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L’original de House of the rising sun”

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Texas Alexander & King Oliver. Frisco Train Blues. 1928.

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The Rising Sun, by Alger "Texas" Alexander (1928). This should not be confused with the "modern" version of "House of the Rising Sun," the first known recording of which was made in 1933. Ashley stated that he had learned "House of the Rising Sun" from his grandfather, Enoch Ashley.