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McKernan's Blues

Composer: Ron McKernan / Traditional


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Played by the Second Story Men, featuring Pigpen, at the Tangent in Palo Alto in 1963.

Presented as an original but shares some of the verses of Katie Mae. The lyrics sung by Pigpen are not easy to follow clearly but are something like;

Well hard to love a woman
When that woman she don't love you now
Hey now hard to love a woman
Well now that woman don't love you
[Tell your poor mind] on a woman baby
And you [rest of line inaudible]

Well now my mama said son
Well now best of friends they got to part
Well you know my mama said son
You know best of friend have got to part
Well you know some [?] [puttin' on a child]
They put them right deep down in the heart

Well that's alright now I said
Somebody's [gonna get it]
Carrying on like that
Down around all across town
Man you don't feel no good

Well I know that woman is evil
Evil as a woman can be

Well I know some folks say she must be a Cadillac
But I think she must be a T Model Ford
Well now some folks say she must be a Cadillac
But I say she must be a T Model Ford
Well man you know she got the shape all right
Can't carry no heavy load

Well now say goodbye, goodbye [cocaine]
Well that's the last word I got to say
Well I said goodbye [cocaine]
That's the last word I've got to say
Well now if I don't reach it tomorrow
Hope I reach it [first ?] any day