How Long Blues - annual profane heater song

old blues on unplugged DGB cigar box guitar and tin sandwich.

How Long by Leroy Carr

How (I) long, how (V) long
has that (IV) evening train been (I) gone?
How long, how (V) long, baby how (I) long?

I went to the station didn't see no train.
Down in my heart, I have an aching pain.
How long, how long, baby how long?

I'm disgusted. I feel so bad.
About losing what we once had.
How long, how long, baby how long?

I see the green grass on the hill.
Aint seen no greenbacks on a dollar bill.
How long, how long, baby how long?

I feel sorry. I feel so blue.
Why can't you want me like I want you?
How long, how long, baby how long?

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Comment by BUGGY (C) on January 6, 2014 at 9:08am

I really like your version Uncle John, I always wondered how it really goes...

Comment by Uncle John on January 6, 2014 at 8:57am

Thanks, Clock.  Thanks, Mr Lucky (warm Wes).

Comment by Clock The Wolf on January 6, 2014 at 8:00am
Comment by Uncle John on January 6, 2014 at 7:12am

About the same here for wind chill, Muddy.   That bubble thing is neat.   We did the thing where you toss up a cup of boiling water and it vaporizes.   Cold weather fun

Comment by Muddy Creek Guitars on January 6, 2014 at 6:26am
Nice old timey song. Thanks for posting, Uncle John!
It's -38 with the windchill here. My wife and daughter went outside and blew bubbles. They froze. When they hit something they don't pop, they shatter!
Comment by Uncle John on January 6, 2014 at 6:07am

Thanks Todd, James and Bruce.   Yup, good old song.  Kind of sad to me that a lot of people have the impression that Eric Clapton wrote it.   Always good to give the original blues folks their due.  

It was -15F here early this AM.   How Long till spring?   Long...

Comment by Bluesheart on January 6, 2014 at 5:25am

Nice job John. I love that tune, one of the first I ever learned on CBG. Nice touch with the harp too!

Comment by James O Lunsford on January 6, 2014 at 5:10am

Keeping warm Uncle John with some good old Blues Nice!!!

Comment by turtlehead on January 6, 2014 at 5:05am

Nice one UJ. Profane heater vid means only 6 more weeks of winter - right?

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