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Bessie Smith - Do Your Duty (Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
Vocals
Bobby Johnson
Bobby Johnson
Guitar
Buck Washington
Buck Washington
Piano
Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor
Bass
Chu Berry
Chu Berry
Tenor Saxophone
Frankie Newton
Frankie Newton
Trumpet
Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Wesley Wilson
Wesley Wilson
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lawrence Cohn
Lawrence Cohn
Producer
David Mitson
David Mitson
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

If I call three times a day, baby Come and drive my blues away When you come, be ready to play Do your duty If you want to have some luck Give your baby your last buck Don't come quackin' like a duck Do your duty I heard you say you didn't love me, baby Yesterday at Mrs Brown's I don't believe a word she said She's the loudest woman in town, oh babe When I need attention at home I'll just call you on the telephone Come yourself, don't send your friend Jones Do your duty If my radiator gets too hot Cool it off in a lotsa spot Give me all the service you've got Do your duty If you don't know what it's all about Don't stand around my house and pout Do you catch your mama kippin' out? Do your duty As you make your own bad heart That's the way o' life You bunk out, I'm sleepin' by myself You're too dumb to realise, oh babe I'm not tryin' to make you feel blue I'm not satisfied with the way that you do I've got to help you find somebody to Do your duty
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