Cave Nick Tupelo Blues Lyrics

Tupelo Blues Lyrics

(John Lee Hooker 1959) 

 

 A song which was a likely inspiration for Tupelo. Nick's song is also
available. 

 

 Tupelo Blues - John Lee Hooker (3:23) (from the album The Country Blues Of
John Lee Hooker, Riverside 1959). Recorded several more times, issued as Vee
Jay single "Tupelo (Backwater Blues) / Dusty Road", June 1960; also
on 1962 Vee Jay album "The Folklore of John Lee Hooker" as
"Tupelo". Also issued a live recording from Newport Folk Festival in
the early 60s. 

 

 Did ya read about the flood?

 Happened long time ago,

 In Tupelo, Mississippi.

 There were thousands o' lives,

 Destroyed. 

 

 It rained, it rained,

 Both night and day.

 The poor people was worried.

 Didn't have no place to go.

 Could hear may people, cryin' "Lord!"

 Have mercy!"

 'Cause you're the only one,

 That we can turn to"

 Happened a long time ago.

 A little town,

 Way back in Mississippi,

 In Tupelo 

 

 Hm-mm, Hm-mm, Hm-mm-mm,

 Hm-mm, Hm-mm, Hm-mm-mm,

 Hm- mm, Hm-mm-mm,

 Hm-mm, Hm-mm, Hm-mm-mm,

 

 

 There was women, and there was children,

 They were screamin' an' cryin',

 Cryin', "Lord, have mercy!

 You're the only one now, that we can turn to."

 

 

 Way back down in Mississippi, a little country town.

 I know ya read about it,

 'Cause I'll never forget it.

 The mighty flood in Tupelo, Mississippi.

 Been years ago. 

 

 Hm-mm, Hm-mm Hm-mm-mm,

 Oh-hoh, Oh- hoh Oh-oh-oh

 Hm-mm-mm

 Oh-hmm, Lord, have mercy!

 Wasn't that a mighty time? Tupelo's gone.