Eric Bibb - Diego's Blues lyrics
[Eric Bibb - Diego's Blues lyrics]
Found a new home in the
County they call Yazoo
Well, her name was Juanita, born in Mexico
Mamacita Juanita, born in Mexico
Claimed she was kin to Santa Anna
Famous from the Alamo
Mama met my daddy workin' her tamale stand
Well, my mama met my daddy
Workin' her tamale stand
My daddy was a black man
Proud to work his own land
I was raised on tamales
Collard greens an' blues raised on tamales
Good collard greens an' blues
Never had much money
But we all wore store-bought shoes
Mama named me Diego -
Señor Diego James Petway
My mama named me Diego James Petway
Ol' Uncle Bob taught me
To barrelhouse this-a-way
Played 'round the Delta
Never been to Chicago
(No, man, I've never been out there)
'Round the Delta, never been to Chicago
But, I got a mind to meet
My kin down in Mexico