Me and the Devil Blues

"Me and the Devil Blues"
"Me and the Devil Blues"
	Original 78 record label
Single by Robert Johnson
Released	1938
Recorded	Dallas, Texas, June 19, 1937
Genre	Blues
Length	2:37 (take 1); 2:29 (take 2);
Label	Vocalion
Songwriter(s)	Robert Johnson
Producer(s)	Don Law

"Me and the Devil Blues" is a blues song by Robert Johnson. It tells the story of the singer's waking up one morning to the devil knocking on the door, telling him that "it's time to go".^[1]

The lyrics concluded with the lines "You may bury my body down by the highway side" / "So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride."^[2] Johnson recorded the song, among others, in a warehouse in Dallas, that served as a makeshift recording studio, on June 19, 1937. It was his final recording session.^[2]

References[]

^ Schroeder, Patricia R. (2004). Robert Johnson, Mythmaking, and Contemporary American Culture. ISBN 978-0252029158 – via Googlebooks.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Robert Palmer (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. pp. 116, 124. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Schroeder, Patricia R. (2004). Robert Johnson, Mythmaking, and Contemporary American Culture. ISBN 978-0252029158 – via Googlebooks.

[Palmer-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Robert Palmer (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. pp. 116, 124. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.

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Albums	King of the Delta Blues Singers King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II The Complete Recordings
Original 78 rpms (chronological)	"Terraplane Blues" / "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" "32-20 Blues" / "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" / "Dead Shrimp Blues" "Cross Road Blues" / "Ramblin' on My Mind" "Come On in My Kitchen" / "They're Red Hot" "Sweet Home Chicago" / "Walkin' Blues" "Hellhound on My Trail" / "From Four Until Late" "Milkcow's Calf Blues" "Stones in My Passway" "Stop Breaking Down" "Me and the Devil Blues" "Love in Vain"
Later releases	"If I Had Possession over Judgment Day" "When You Got a Good Friend" "Travelling Riverside Blues"
Related	Robert Johnson recordings (discography, sessionography) The Search for Robert Johnson Me and the Devil Blues (manga) Me and Mr. Johnson/Sessions for Robert J The Robert Johnson Songbook Johnson's guitars Crossroads (1986 film)