Wailin' Willie

Story Behind The Song

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Song Description

A young man claims his grandpa's farm and takes on the blues legacy of his grandfather

Song Length 3:39 Genre Blues - Delta, Blues - General
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Welcoming, Engaging Subject Famous People, Déjà Vu
Similar Artists B.B. King, John Lee Hooker Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Wailin' Willie
Larry Carr, Perry Weeks, David Whipple (c) 2007

He came down from Kansas City
To claim his grandpa's farm
Near Greensville Mississippi
While goin' through the barn
In a box he found a clip of news
That told him all about
A farmer who would play the blues
At juke joints in the south
Standin' there with Robert Johnson
With a blues harp to his lips
The young man closed his eyes
and heard Grandpa Willie play a riff... like this
(harmonica solo)

So he dug a little deeper
Found a harp ol' Willie played
Some old and scratchy records
Spun 'em 'round at seventy-eight
Then hour after hour
He'd sit and play along
Until he mastered every riff
To all his favorite songs
The harp went in his pocket
But he never passed the chance
To sit in with the fellas
Playin' blues that made 'em dance.... oh man
(Harmonica solo)

He was blowin' out in Clarksdale
When an old man stopped to say
"Man I ain't heard a harp like that
Since Robert Johnson's day
They called him Wailin' Willie
Lord I swear I see a ghost
Like you he had a heart for blues
And a pocket full of soul
You don't need to stand at the crossroad
Sell your soul to be on top
Cause you done beat the devil
Blowin' hell out dat harp"

(Harmonica solo)

Lyrics Larry Carr Music Larry Carr, Perry Weeks, David Whipple
Producer Perry Weeks, David Whipple Publisher Cayapeno Music
Performance Larry Carr

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