Skip James Hard Time Killin Floor Blues Lyrics

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Skip james hard time killin floor blues lyrics.

Times is harder than they been before. 1966 on the compilation album skip james 1931 1990 on the album hard time killing floor blues 1992 on the compilation album complete early recordings 1994 on the compilation times ain t like they used to be. Intrigued by a macabre title hard time killing floor blues he asked the shop s owner to play a nearly pristine 78 with a paramount label. Hard times here an everywhere i go time is harder than ever been before people are driftin from door to door can t find no heaven i don t care where.

Early american rural music volume 5 2002 on the compilation blues story 2003. Lyrics to hard time killin floor blues by skip james from the greatest of the delta blues singers album including song video artist biography translations and more. A life of hardship and despair true to the hard times of the 1930 s depression when it was recorded his singing is haunting and bleak a dark classic of the blues. Lyrics to hard time killing floor by skip james.

General commentskip james one of the legends of delta blues this is a different song but has the same title as a later electric blues killing floor the structure is 8 bars the verses just tell it like it is. Hard time killing floor blues today. Skip james hard time killing floor blues. Hard time killin floor blues lyrics.

Sung moaned or hummed between verses and the people are driftin from door to door can t find no heaven don t care where they go.