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Thread started 09/24/08 7:06pm

BlackAdder7

beggin woman blues lyrics

anyone have the lyrics, or a link to where I can find them?
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Reply #1 posted 09/24/08 9:01pm

a2grafix

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How about these?

http://www.geocities.com/...blcjoe.htm



Blues Lyrics: Cousin Joe

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Joseph Pleasant, singer, guitarist and pianist, was born in Wallace, Louisiana in 1907. He made his best-known recordings in the 1940s, although he toured Europe as late as 1971. "Beggin' woman" from 1947 is one of his biggest hits. He was also known as Pleasant Joe and Smiling Joe.


This page contains lyrics to the following song(s):

Beggin' Woman


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Beggin' Woman
Recorded by Cousin Joe and the Sam Price Trio (New York, 19 November 1947). On the LP: "Out came the blues" (Coral CP 58, 1970)

BEGGIN' WOMAN (Sam Price - Pleasant Joseph)

I've got a beggin' woman
She keep on beggin' me
She'll even try to beg
A possum out of a tree

You know she's a beggin' woman
And I can see it in her eyes
She's got a handful of gimme
And a mouthful of much obliged

She begs in the mornings
She sleeps in the afternoons
She stays up all night
To beg the man in the moon

You know she's a beggin' woman
And I can see it in her eyes
She's got a handful of gimme
And a mouthful of much obliged

She'll beg Aunt Penny
And she'll beg Uncle Jake
She'll even beg the sweetness
Out of a ginger cake

You know she's a beggin' woman
And I can see it in her eyes
She's got a handful of gimme
And a mouthful of much obliged

She'll beg the plant out of your plantation
Beg New York to a Flag Station
She'll even hang around
To beg the United Nations

You know she's a beggin' woman
And I can see it in her eyes
She's got a handful of gimme
And a mouthful of much obliged
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Reply #2 posted 09/25/08 12:48pm

L4OATheOrigina
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nice try but those aren't the lyrics 2 the song that is on the 21 nights cd
man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81
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Reply #3 posted 09/25/08 3:42pm

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No, but there are some very similar verses.
RIP sad
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Reply #4 posted 09/25/08 4:55pm

EmeraldSkies

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Are we allowed to post the lyrics?
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach
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Reply #5 posted 09/25/08 4:56pm

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EmeraldSkies said:

Are we allowed to post the lyrics?

lyrics, yeah. nod
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Reply #6 posted 09/25/08 4:59pm

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Here ya go...

I got a beggin' woman
She beg me all the time
Beggin woman,beg me all the time

If I only had a nickle,guess what?
Miss,beg for a dime,oh yes she did
Just poverty striken,wait

I got a beggin woman
Always beggin me
Take her to the mall,she want everything little thing she sees
She even beg a second for a minute
She beg a long haired poesuem out a tree,oh yes she did

A ain't done talkin' about her..

She beg my Aunt Gertrude
She even beg my Uncle Jake
She even tried to beg the sweetness out of my Grandma's lemon cake

Oh I got a beggin woman
She beg me,beg me all the time

I still love her though..
But I got one more thing I got to say

She's a cockeyed woman to
She look both ways at the same time
I don't know what she's lookin at
I just know I'm gettin' tired of trying

Listen...
She ask me for the pepper
When she lookin' at the salt
Everytime I try to guess right,it's always little Prince's fault
Beggin woman
She beg me all the time

Oh no no no I ain't through..

She's three handed to
She know just what to do
She's right handed,left handed,and under handed to

With her right hand she'll enbrace you
While her left hand dims the lights
All the time she's rehearsing
For another date she got tomorrow night

Three handed woman
She ain't goin' never,never,never treat me right

With her left hand she'll caress you
With her right hand she'll straighten your tie
When you ain't lookin',she up on the phone
Callin' some other nappy headed guy

Right handed,left handed,and under handed to..

One more thing..
When she says goodnight,she says you the one
Your the one I'm about
But you know you steppin'
Some other man is steppin' out

Oh she thinks she's slick
But she cockeyed,she beg,and she got three hands

But I'm looking for somebody that I can ah.. MMM..
I'm looking for somebody that I can just.. MMM.. MMM MMM..MMM
Keep..Keep..
Lookin' for somebody that I can just keep satisfied..
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach
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Reply #7 posted 09/25/08 5:06pm

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it's a blues number & VERY funny..
& the way he delivers it, OMFG falloff

it might spoil it 4 some people if the lyrics were posted, cuz it needs 2 be listened 2 cold 4 maximum enjoyment!
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Reply #8 posted 09/25/08 5:07pm

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EmeraldSkies said:

Here ya go...

I got a beggin' woman
She beg me all the time
Beggin woman,beg me all the time

If I only had a nickle,guess what?
Miss,beg for a dime,oh yes she did
Just poverty striken,wait

I got a beggin woman
Always beggin me
Take her to the mall,she want everything little thing she sees
She even beg a second for a minute
She beg a long haired poesuem out a tree,oh yes she did

A ain't done talkin' about her..

She beg my Aunt Gertrude
She even beg my Uncle Jake
She even tried to beg the sweetness out of my Grandma's lemon cake

Oh I got a beggin woman
She beg me,beg me all the time

I still love her though..
But I got one more thing I got to say

She's a cockeyed woman to
She look both ways at the same time
I don't know what she's lookin at
I just know I'm gettin' tired of trying

Listen...
She ask me for the pepper
When she lookin' at the salt
Everytime I try to guess right,it's always little Prince's fault
Beggin woman
She beg me all the time

Oh no no no I ain't through..

Don’t ask her 4 directions, you’ll get lost every time
But she’s fine, she’s fine, she’s fine. When lil cock-eye ?
I still love her..poverty stricken! Cock-eyed! But fine..

wait a minute!


She's three handed to
She know just what to do
She's right handed,left handed,and under handed to

With her right hand she'll enbrace you
While her left hand dims the lights
All the time she's rehearsing
For another date she got tomorrow night

Three handed woman
She ain't goin' never,never,never treat me right

With her left hand she'll caress you
With her right hand she'll straighten your tie
When you ain't lookin',she up on the phone
Callin' some other nappy headed guy

Right handed,left handed,and under handed to..

One more thing..
When she says goodnight,she says you the one
Your the one I'm about
But you know you steppin'
Some other man is steppin' out

Oh she thinks she's slick
But she cockeyed,she beg,and she got three hands

But I'm looking for somebody that I can ah.. MMM..
I'm looking for somebody that I can just.. MMM.. MMM MMM..MMM
Keep..Keep..
Lookin' for somebody that I can just keep satisfied..


falloff i was a bit late!
[Edited 9/25/08 17:12pm]
[Edited 9/25/08 17:13pm]
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Reply #9 posted 09/25/08 5:19pm

EmeraldSkies

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lottielooloo1968 said:

EmeraldSkies said:

Here ya go...

I got a beggin' woman
She beg me all the time
Beggin woman,beg me all the time

If I only had a nickle,guess what?
Miss,beg for a dime,oh yes she did
Just poverty striken,wait

I got a beggin woman
Always beggin me
Take her to the mall,she want everything little thing she sees
She even beg a second for a minute
She beg a long haired poesuem out a tree,oh yes she did

A ain't done talkin' about her..

She beg my Aunt Gertrude
She even beg my Uncle Jake
She even tried to beg the sweetness out of my Grandma's lemon cake

Oh I got a beggin woman
She beg me,beg me all the time

I still love her though..
But I got one more thing I got to say

She's a cockeyed woman to
She look both ways at the same time
I don't know what she's lookin at
I just know I'm gettin' tired of trying

Listen...
She ask me for the pepper
When she lookin' at the salt
Everytime I try to guess right,it's always little Prince's fault
Beggin woman
She beg me all the time

Oh no no no I ain't through..

Don’t ask her 4 directions, you’ll get lost every time
But she’s fine, she’s fine, she’s fine. When lil cock-eye ?
I still love her..poverty stricken! Cock-eyed! But fine..

wait a minute!


She's three handed to
She know just what to do
She's right handed,left handed,and under handed to

With her right hand she'll enbrace you
While her left hand dims the lights
All the time she's rehearsing
For another date she got tomorrow night

Three handed woman
She ain't goin' never,never,never treat me right

With her left hand she'll caress you
With her right hand she'll straighten your tie
When you ain't lookin',she up on the phone
Callin' some other nappy headed guy

Right handed,left handed,and under handed to..

One more thing..
When she says goodnight,she says you the one
Your the one I'm about
But you know you steppin'
Some other man is steppin' out

Oh she thinks she's slick
But she cockeyed,she beg,and she got three hands

But I'm looking for somebody that I can ah.. MMM..
I'm looking for somebody that I can just.. MMM.. MMM MMM..MMM
Keep..Keep..
Lookin' for somebody that I can just keep satisfied..


falloff i was a bit late!
[Edited 9/25/08 17:12pm]
[Edited 9/25/08 17:13pm]


I don't remember hearing that part. *goes to listen again*
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach
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Reply #10 posted 09/25/08 6:23pm

union119

Prince darling there's no need to beg, the inevitable is already here.
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Reply #11 posted 09/26/08 5:56am

Tame

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I guess if you have 2 beg 4 love, it isn't love U are really getting, if U get anything at all.
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
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Reply #12 posted 09/26/08 1:51pm

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lottielooloo1968 said:

it might spoil it 4 some people if the lyrics were posted, cuz it needs 2 be listened 2 cold 4 maximum enjoyment!
Completely agree with you about hearing it cold. I was fortunate enough to be in the audience at that show and we were cracking up. The facial expressions that went along with it were also very entertaining.
RIP sad
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Reply #13 posted 09/27/08 7:44pm

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In reading the lyrics I posted from a website and the ones posted above ^ ^ ^ ^ after you all have listened to Prince's take, it seems that Prince modified or took inspiration from the Sam Price version from yesteryear.

Looking forward to hearing this -- in about a week or less. Amazon says my order has been paid for and it will arrive beteen 3 -7 Oct.
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Reply #14 posted 09/27/08 7:47pm

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TheEnglishGent said:

lottielooloo1968 said:

it might spoil it 4 some people if the lyrics were posted, cuz it needs 2 be listened 2 cold 4 maximum enjoyment!
Completely agree with you about hearing it cold. I was fortunate enough to be in the audience at that show and we were cracking up. The facial expressions that went along with it were also very entertaining.


i wasn't there & i can hear his facial expressions! i'm so glad it's been included.
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Reply #15 posted 09/28/08 4:42pm

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lottielooloo1968 said:

TheEnglishGent said:

Completely agree with you about hearing it cold. I was fortunate enough to be in the audience at that show and we were cracking up. The facial expressions that went along with it were also very entertaining.


i wasn't there & i can hear his facial expressions!

lol lol lol
RIP sad
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Reply #16 posted 10/01/08 11:04am

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L4OATheOriginal said:

nice try but those aren't the lyrics 2 the song that is on the 21 nights cd



TheEnglishGent said:

No, but there are some very similar verses.


It seems that on the back pages of the 21 Nights book he credits J. Pleasant and the original "Beggin' Woman" song from the 1940s. It says Prince's version is an "interpolation" of the original as well as "Three Handed Woman." Never heard "Three Handed Woman" before.

Pretty cool blues joint.
[Edited 10/1/08 11:06am]
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