Dinah Washington ...Send me to the electric chair

Judge, your honour hears my pleeea, before you open up your court.
I don't want no sympathy. 'cause I just cut my good man's throat
I caught him with one of them trifling Jane, I warned him lots of time before
this time I pull my knife and I went insane, now the rest you already know
So judge, please mister judge, send me to the electric, chair.
Judge, please mister judge, I just want get away from here
I wanna take a journey, to the devil down below
I killed my man, I wanna reap for what I sow
So judge, please Mister Judge, send me to the electric, chair
Hum, hum, Lordly, Lordly judge, send me to the electric chair
Please Judge and jury ,you know I loved him so dear, but I cut him with my Barlow
kicked him in he's side
stood and laugh while he died
So judge, lordly, lordly judge, send me to the electric chair
One more time I'm pleading, pleading, pleading Judge, send me to the 'electric chair
Ha, ha, hum, hum, oh, well go ahead and burn me 'cause I don't care
I don't want no bondsman to go my bail
I don't wanna spend no, ninety-nine years in jail
So judge, judge, please Mister judge, just send me to the electric chair

[@Yeroen]

I wish there were more videos of Dinah to find. My favourite female singer.

[@ireneafonso4171]

Same

[@thomaslombardo3401]

Nobody sang the blues like Dinah. She was the greatest blues singer of them all.

[@MたいしS]

I love Dinah. Judge... Please mr judge... Send me to the time chair! Get me the hell out of this generation.

[@richy4001]

sweety, it's gotten worse!!

[@Wixom2200]

LOL.

[@djnastythunder]

I love Dinah. She makes me feel good.

[@paristexas88]

Really wonderful!! No one will ever sing with the personality she has. It's AMAZING the way she tells us these stories. Love her!!

[@MonicaLopez-cw4if]

I really love this tune!!! her voice is beautiful!

[@PHlophe]

inspiração de Amy winhaus

[@AAwildeone]

Those eyes are amazing...and the song is great, more complicated than just the surface lyrics definitely

[@Igzia.B]

What do you mean (...)more complicated? Sorry for the delay.Obviously she was promoting death penalty. Did I missed something? Please explain your thoughts on this strange song. Thanks.

[@herat2937]

Remarkable woman . What a voice!

[@kevctulu5855]

Her voice...oh my god...she was a real angel

[@theoriginalbadbob]

I LOVE this song and I LOVE Dinah, but this is the first time I've seen the two together. FABULOSO.

[@YanyongW]

first time hearing.she has just tought me to appreciate Blues.

[@playgirlc]

both dinah and bessie could tell a good story with their voices. i love both

[@ratherdashing2763]

I like this version even better than the record. Thanks for posting.

[@TheWriterWalker]

I've heard and loved her voice all my life, but this is the first time I've ever seen her perform. Wow. Thank you for posting!

[@christinecremen4151]

Ditto !

[@darchylde612]

oh wow...what a rare and special treat to see an actual vid of "the Queen" in action! thank you moontreal for this wonderful gift!

[@Seabasstien]

Love singers like Dinah Washington and Nancy Wilson who could tell a story when they sang. This tune about murdering your cheating lover and an electric chair execution is "shocking"

[@virgilacevedo]

Boy I love this song. Dinah I will definitely be faithful to you.

[@ryanhughes4521]

Theres a couple songs i'm really nostalgic about, imcluding this one. As a kid, my family had a cottage, and one cd. It was a mix of a bunch of songs that i heard on repeat. Recently they're all coming back into my head. Gotta find that cd.

[@Wixom2200]

This is a classic! LOL. Too funny!

[@mamabear0106]

Loved it! I'm a die-hard Dinah Washington fan! Thanks for posting!

[@dsimms561]

The first version I ever heard of this was by David Bromberg. I didn't realize it went back to the twenties :)

[@Handle2point0]

This is something that Dinah would have actually done.

[@christinecremen4151]

Good for her!

[@soaphick]

I've always loved her voice...thanks for posting this xo

[@kcope001]

I wanna take a journey down to the devil down below......I killed my man I wanna reap what I sowed....You won't hear real lyrics like that anymore. Fabulous. Rock on Dinah. Love ya.

[@noahmack8593]

She’s amazing and beautiful and great at what she does

[@zebooker]

Very different from Bessie's 20s recording; as enjoyable! Thanks for posting!

[@quamby1able]

About 23 years ago, in Liverpool on a NYE, @Sam😊Browne (who recorded #Stop) was at her cousins house across the road where we were hàving a great party . She actually joined us and sang this phenomenal track. I was, and still forevermore, blown away!! 💜

[@juliettemaxwell7782]

Love her voice

[@MARIOLUMARIO]

Dinah..... I Love You!!!!

[@ciannaguillen8541]

Love me some Dinah!

[@trintinicorps9237]

The baddest Black Widow..

[@littlealpay]

She was the BEST !

[@zofiazdanowska3507]

Głos niesamowity.

[@andrewx7806]

she cut him with a "barlow" which is a make of jack knife, or pocket knife

[@salishseaartsfoundation]

Many years I heard someone say Dinah Washington had the voice of an angel and the mouth of a longshoreman. lol.

[@goldygamingyt3866]

Hey man it’s 2021 now

[@Rileyjives]

we miss you dinah!!!

[@realfabo]

A esto llamo yo demasiado swag, increíblemente hermoso, gracias por subir este video

[@cdavidbailey57]

WHO sings clear like that anymore ....NO ONE .

[@postatility9703]

I like a woman with balls. And an incredible way with any kind of song. There was only one Dinah!

[@ivyatoppin5682]

LOVE THIS SONG.

[@blanchebyard3086]

Very nice rendition of this song. M

[@musicatiranna553]

incredibile........stupenda!!

[@dimanatti]

Talk about a killer tune.

[@SuperXavier30]

Moontreal,thanks very much for thisgreat post!

[@Shabannie]

Thank you for posting this!

[@claudiojanowitzer4322]

Sensational

[@TheSuperServer]

Now This is real music,! Oh Dinah, "All around the world I never will forget that if I did'nt love ya baby then grits ain't groceries , egg ain't poultry, and mona lisa, was a man." "You could hear Bessie singin somethin' like this" lol

[@niclef3421]

Thw country version of jazz🤣🤍🙌🫶

[@darrenmother]

She looks a lot like my grandmother

[@Mexican_Onion]

Or maybe she is

[@Piluszewska]

This would be a good song for Jodi Arias to sing.

[@stevenwilliambaylessparks3730]

the gold standard of American culture

[@singindabluez11]

yea!!!

[@lordneojacks]

Dr House, I know what you did there!

[@loveisalosingame]

Judge you wanna hear my plea, before you open up your court But I don't want no sympathy, 'cause I done cut my good man's throat I caught him with a trifling Jane, I warned him 'bout before I had my knife and went insane, and the rest you ought to know Judge, judge, please mister judge, send me to the 'lectric chair Judge, judge, good mister judge, let me go away from here I wanna take a journey, to the devil down below I done killed my man, I wanna reap just what I sow Oh judge, judge, lordy lordy judge, send me to the 'lectric chair Judge, judge, hear me judge, send me to the 'lectric chair I love him so dear, I cut him with my barlow1, I kicked him in the side I stood here laughing o'r him, while he wallowed around and died Oh judge, judge, lordy judge, send me to the 'lectric chair Judge, judge, sweet mister judge, send me to the 'lectric chair Judge, judge, good kind judge, burn me 'cause I don't care I don't want no one good mayor, to go my bail I don't want to spend no, ninety-nine years in jail So judge, judge, good kind judge, send me to the 'lectric chair

[@PBG345]

This is great. What TV show is this from? She was an amazing talent...gone too soon.

[@paulorobertogotac2816]

How woulb be Bessie Smith singing this song in 1927?

[@Cassatucky]

this is just hilarius

[@cdavidbailey57]

Dinah is Patii Austin's Godmother ...

[@jeremiahgabriel5709]

Anyone know what year this performance is from?

[@epf1961]

"Thanks for Shearing" ?? I don't hear George on here! (lol)

[@adelaidecarton5028]

epf1961 that's one nerdy joke hahah

[@SpeaksYourNames]

What show/year was this?

[@antoniococumazzo724]

Chevoce

[@alyssonsantos1849]

Put Dinah on a theater and Justin Bieber on stadium ? Poor society

[@exoticcar5482]

Sorry but who is Justin Bieber?

[@MayHarrison]

anyone know where i can get an mp3??!!?!

[@01Astek]

I wish all criminal ask for the same thing, judge please send them to the electric chair and end, of the storie.RIP>

[@triptoheaveandho]

@jasonito23 aww shes real good at this version but Bessie was sucha rough gal and you can imagine her douing just what she says... its just a tad more ... real....

[@jasonito23]

Dinah Washington is good. But if you compare the two ,Bessie singing this, Bessie's power is just awesome and an example that can't be imitated. Dinah does it her own way, but the feeling isn't there. I just listened to Bessie's version. That's why I compared the two. I'm not trying to take anything away from Dinah. Some people actually prefer her version. Not me though.

[@EricBrownBey]

Not trying to be but who let go on television without a bra

[@myozzio5025]

In todays pc what a terrible song........really