Bourgeois Blues lyrics
by Lead Belly
Me and my wife went all over town
And everywhere we went people turned us down
Lord, in a bourgeois town
In a bourgeois town
I got the bourgeois blues
Gonna spread the news all around
Home of the brave, land of the free
I don't wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie
In a bourgeois town
Uhh, in a bourgeois town
I got the bourgeois blues
Gonna spread the news all around
Well, me and my wife we're standing upstairs
We heard the white man say "I don't want no n*ggers up there"
Lord, in a bourgeois town
Uhh, in a bourgeois town
I got the bourgeois blues
Gonna spread the news all around
Well, white folks in Washington sure know how
To call a colored man a n*gga just to see him bow
Lord, it's a bourgeois town
It's a bourgeois town
Got the bourgeois blues
Gonna spread the news all around
I tell the colored folks, "You all listen to me
Don't you try to find no home in Washington, DC
'Cause it's a bourgeois town"
It's a bourgeois town
I got the bourgeois blues
Gonna spread the news all around