Clarksdale Blues

Clarksdale Blues J Arnell

Streets are empty and the stores are all closed down
There's a sense of desolation all cross town
I'm walkin' 'round soakin' up the Clarksdale Blues

There're some juke joints up around blues street
Worn n' rugged they knocked me off my feet
Gonna go there n' play them the Clarksdale Blues

One day I'll be comin' back
I'll come walkin' along rail road track
And I'll be hummin' a tune called the Clarksdale Blues

I bought a Silvertone guitar down in Blues town
And it brings me back when I hear the sound
Every night I'm strummin' the Clarksdale Blues

This guitar is carryin' a lot of soul
It played the blues before there was rock n' roll
And it's teachin' me all about the Clarksdale Blues

One day I'll be comin' back
I'll come walkin' along rail road track
And I'll be hummin' the tune called the Clarksdale blues

A lot of bluesmen came from down here
Went up to Memphis to record the their songs there
They all knew all about the Clarksdale Blues

Now if you wanna get a shot of somethin' real
Come down and walk across the cottonfields
At the crossroads I'll show you the Clarksdale Blues

One day I'll be comin' back
I'll come walkin' along rail road track
And I'll be hummin' the tune called the Clarksdale Blues
I'm talkin' bout the Clarksdale Blues
Talkin' bout the Clarksdale Blues

Bringin' you the Clarksdale Blues
I'm talkin' bout the Clarksdale Blues
Talkin' bout the Clarksdale Blues