Lyrics

Lead Belly - Jim Crow Blues

〈Verse 1〉
Bunk Johnson told me too, This old Jim Crowism dead bad luck to me and you

〈Verse 2〉
I been traveling, I been traveling from toe to toe
Everywhere I have been I find some old Jim Crow

〈Verse 3〉
One thing, people, I want everybody to know
You're gonna find some Jim Crow, every place you go

〈Verse 4〉
Down in Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia's a mighty good place to go
And get together, break up this old Jim Crow

〈Bridge〉
Break it up now

〈Verse 5〉
I told everybody over the radio
Make up their mind and get together, break up this old Jim Crow

〈Verse 6〉
I want to tell you people something that you don't know
It's a lotta Jim Crow in a moving picture show
〈Verse 7〉
I'm gonna sing this verse, I ain't gonna sing no more
Please get together, break up this old Jim Crow

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Lead Belly - Biography

Leadbelly was a folk-blues musician who began playing instruments at a young age, eventually mastering his signature 12 string guitar.

While serving time for murder in 1925, he was pardoned by the Governor of Texas. The governor had visited the prison several times to hear Leadbelly sing, and Leadbelly later maintained that he won over the governor with his song “Please Pardon Me.”

Huddie Ledbetter aka “Leadbelly” earned his nickname for violent behavior and ability to drink moonshine. Leadbelly didn’t sell many records, but his folk music was later discovered and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was known to be heavily influenced by Leadbelly. Most famously, “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” was covered by the band during their MTV Unplugged performance.

Nirvana covered two other Leadbelly songs, “Ain’t It A Shame” and “They Hung Him on a Cross”.