Step It Up & Go - old blues with lyrics & chords - Videos

Step It Up And Go -- traditional -- 1930s or earlier. Many lyric variations.Here, I is a G, IV is a C and V is a D. Or for slide in open tuning, I= open, IV = 5th fret and V = 7th fret.[I] Me and my baby walkin down the street.Tell ever-body but the chief of police.Gotta [IV] step it up and go... Got to [I] step it up and go.Oh I [V] can't stay here. [IV] Sure got to step it up and [I] go.Me an' my baby, having some fun.In walk her husband with a great big gun.Had to step it up and go... Had to step it up and go.Oh, I can't stay there, sure had to step it up and go.Mama cooked a chicken, thought it was a duck.Brought to the table with the feet stickin' up.I had to step it up and go... Had to step it up and go.Oh, I can't stay there, sure had to step it up and go.Two old ladies sittin' the sand.Each one wishin' the other was a man.Had to step it up and go... Had to step it up and go.Oh, I can't stay there, sure had to step it up and go.Had a little gal, her name was Sal.Give her a little and she took it all.Had to step it up and go... Had to step it up and go.Oh, I can't stay there, sure had to step it up and go.Well, I'll sing this verse, won't sing no more.Help me get home, I got to go.Got to step it up and go. Got to step it up and go.Oh I can't stay here, sure got to step it up and go.

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Uncle John January 18, 2014 at 10:20am

Thanks for looking Raymond Lee.
Raymond Lee January 17, 2014 at 10:33pm

awesome man!
Uncle John January 16, 2014 at 7:02pm

Thanks, Bruce.
Bluesheart January 16, 2014 at 6:37pm

Great job on a nice traditional blues!
Uncle John November 8, 2013 at 8:57am

Sammy, get lots of sun and have some good Mexican food for me. Wish I was there. And thank you, sir.
Sammy Lloyd November 7, 2013 at 6:29pm

Watching ya from Mexico John, wishing I'd brought a little use in my bag. Well done fella , as ever an inspiration
Uncle John November 3, 2013 at 9:38am

Thanks, Pat, Noisemaker, Steve, and Andries. Come on over to the shop and bring refreshments- tea, girl scout cookies, what ever sounds good.   We'll fire up the profane heater, brush sawdust off our perches and play some blues and talk cbgs.

Andries, even Bob Dylan did a good version of this song.   Covers I like a lot are by Guy Davis (my fave living blues man) and by Howling Wolf.   I kind of doubt Wikipedia on this one, but here is part of what they had to say:

"Bottle Up and Go" or "Bottle It Up and Go" is a song that is a standard of the blues.^[1] Based on earlier songs, Delta bluesman Tommy McClennan recorded "Bottle It Up and Go" in 1939. The song has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists, sometimes using alternate titles, such as "Step It Up and Go", "Shake It Up and Go", etc. John Lee Hooker performed it throughout his career and recorded several versions of the song.

Some of these versions were racist and or raunchy.
A.D.EKER November 3, 2013 at 7:53am

Great lyrics John! sure stepping it up! two old ladys sitten the sand,each one wishin the other was a Man, now thats a graet line, traditional by who? john? Greetszz A.D.
Slowpaw Steve T November 3, 2013 at 4:26am

nice one UJ, workshop's lookin' great! (-:
Noisemaker59 November 2, 2013 at 11:02pm

Well done! I think I've heard this song done as a rockabilly cut. Cool work-shop!

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