Leroy Carr Eleven Twentynine Blues
She ain't good‑looking : but the good gal do go clean
And I'm crazy about my baby : though she is so mean
My gal got arrested : and they put her in the county jail
They fined her eleven twenty‑nine : and they even allowed
her no bail
Now I'm going to see that judge : and talk to him myself
Tell him that he sent my gal to the county road : and
left me by myself
Now I never felt so sorry : till the people walked down
the lane
And my heart struck sorrow : when they called my good
gal's name
And I heard the jailor say hello : prisoners all fall in
line
I'm also talking about that long‑chain woman : that got
eleven twenty‑nine
I've got the blues so bad : that I just can't rest
I'm going to ask that jailor : can I do my good gal's
time myself
