SYLVIE
Leadbelly was not a blues singer in the traditional sense; he was, rather, more of a
songster, that is, one who played blues, spirituals, pop, and prison songs, as well as dance
tunes and folk ballads. That many of his songs carried a blues spirit could be traced back
to the days when Leadbelly learned about the blues from seminal Texas bluesman Blind
Lemon Jefferson. But Leadbelly’s greatest contribution to American music was in the folk
field. Leadbelly classics such as “Goodnight Irene,” “The Midnight Special,” “Rock
Island Line,” Cotton Fields,” and “Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvie” all contain black folk
elements that many prewar bluesmen shunned, at least in the recording studio.
Sylvie
Sylvie
I´m so hot´n dry
Sylvie
Sylvie
Can´t you hear,
Can´t you hear me crying?
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Bring me little water out
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Every little once in a while
Sylvie says she loves me
But I believe she lies
She hasn´t been to see me
Since the last day in july
Sylvie
Sylvie
I´m so hot´n dry
Sylvie
Sylvie
Can´t you hear
Can´t you hear me crying
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Bring me little water out
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Every little once in a while
She brought me a little coffee
She brought me a little tea
Well, she brought me nearly every damned thing
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Lonnie Donegan…….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es02Ox-AQOg