I'd give the world if i could only Make you understand 💙

Verse 1] Once I lived a life of a millionaire Spendin' my money, I didn't care I carried my friends out for a good time Buy bootleg liquor, champagne, and wine [Verse 2] When I begin to fall so low I didn't have a friend and no place to go But if I ever get my hands on a dollar again I'm gonna hold on to it 'til them eagles grin Verse 3] Nobody knows you When you down and out In my pocket not one penny And my friends, I haven't any [Verse 4] But if I ever get on my feet again And I'll meet my long-lost friend It's mighty strange without a doubt Nobody knows you when you down and out I mean, when you down and out Cornet Solo] [Verse 5] Mmm When you down and out Mmm, not one penny And my friends, I haven't any [Verse 6] Mmm, and I fell so low Nobody wants me 'round their door Mmm, without a doubt No man can use you when you down and out I mean when you down and out

SHE WAS THE FIRST OPEN LESBIAN in Harlem

Gimmie a bottle of anything.....and a glazed donut.....TO GOOOOOOOOOO!

Apparently today is the 100th anniversary of this song and is the inspiration for the St Louis Blues' name. Pretty cool history.

this is for my homework.

wow... this one is hitting hard right now.

The D minor part is so nice

649k that’s all? Fuck man

Madam Buff's was quite deluxe Servants by the score Footmen at each door Butlers and maids galore But one day Sam, her kitchen man Gave in his notice, he's through She cried, "Oh Sam, don't go It'll grieve me if you do" I love his cabbage gravy, his hash Crazy 'bout his succotash I can't do without my kitchen man Wild about his turnip top Like the way he warms my chop I can't do without my kitchen man Anybody else can leave And I would only laugh But he means too much to me And you ain't heard the half Oh, his jelly roll is so nice and hot Never fails to touch the spot I can't do without my kitchen man His frankfurters are oh so sweet How I like his sausage meat I can't do without my kitchen man Oh, how that boy can open clam No one else is can touch my ham I can't do without my kitchen man When I eat his doughnuts All I leave is the hole Any time he wants to Why, he can use my sugar bowl Oh, his baloney's really worth a try Never fails to satisfy I can't do without my kitchen man

She would have been fine if she had lived in the 1960s.

Super!

Oh yes indeed it is a long old road

I am reading right now, : Wild Women and the Blues, by Denny S Bryce, This song by Bessie is one of the topics of the story ! So far an excellent book! I love everything about the Blues then and now.

Love that piano too

That voice! Lord! I've loved this woman for 20 years!

Insulting not more views. Sorry, queen Latifah aint nothing. 2024

I came because of my Melanie.❤

stuff like this reminds me how young i am..

Born in 1994 and this is the best music to me... And i swear i know a lot of music❤😂

¿en teoría esto ya es de dominio público?

Most musical artists didn't live long. Look at Mozart.

Great piano work.

She could carry a tune. And her kind are still around in spades.

Bine por la canción de Kevin kaarl paris Texas

Superb song!

i miss musicianship... and lyricism.. and songwriting complexity.. you guys think it will ever make a comeback?

This song was expertly covered by the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Band.

Bessie was a punk but way before her time

She really saying with her heart on her sleeve.

Awesome

Fred Sanford and Son brought me here, the Las Vegas episode. This song definitely rings true to life that's for sure.

Merci du partage ❤

Just Visited Her Gravesite Yesterday!!

Handy's original release (instrumental) was in 1914, featuring the tango lead-in. Two years later, Willuam Grant Still arranged a version for Handy in 1916. Does anyone know where this rendition can be found?

A women ahead of her time…..

This the type of music where u get flashbacks from a life u didn’t even know u lived😭

👑💜 Never forgotten Queen

I think robert took something from her ... crossroads or something...😅😅😅😅👹👹👹👹👹👹👹🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤨🤪

What technology can do.....😅😅😅😅😅

Her singing gives me goosebumps. What an incredible, amazing voice.

Sandford and Son, Vegas Trip brought me here! LOVE IT!!!❤

Why won’t they remaster her work?

Bessie. The Queen of The Blues!

I haven’t had real friends in over 10 years, but came to value my own convictions and beliefs more than the superficial people who were only in it to take that I once knew.

2024 and Bessie still shining ❤

September 2024❤ Love me some Bessie!

Anyone here thanks to BioShock?

Esto no es para necios, es para entendidos en la larga tragedia de vida desde el primer Negro Esclavo que llegó a EEUU.........

la voix chaude de Bessie Smith et le rythme sont étonnamment modernes ! So long Bessie