Eddie Burns is a veteran of the Detroit blues scene. He was born in Mississippi in 1928, but moved to the Motor City in 1948. He was a harp player at first; later he also learned the guitar.
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This is the title track from his 1993 CD (Evidence Records, but originally issued on Blue Suit Records). It's really a version of the classic "sweet home Chicago" except, of course, Eddie's home town is Detroit...
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Come on, you always said you wanted to go Come on, you always said you wanted to go You see I like Chicago but I got to go back to Detroit Come on, you always said you wanted to go Come on, you always said you wanted to go You see I like Chicago but I got to go back to Detroit One and one is two, two and two is four Now you tryin' to tell me that you don't love me no more Come on, you always said you wanted to go You see I like Chicago but I got to go back to Detroit Two and two is four, four and two is six Baby I believe you're up to your same old tricks Come on, you always said you wanted to go You see I like Chicago but I got to go back to Detroit Come on, you always said you wanted to go Come on, you always said you wanted to go Five and five is ten, ten and twenty is thirty Everybody in the neighborhood knows that we're goin' steady Come on, you always said you wanted to go You see I like Chicago but I got to go back to Detroit Come on, you always said you wanted to go Come on, you always said you wanted to go You see I like Chicago but I got to go back to Detroit You see I like Chicago but I got to go back to Detroit Yeah!
From the CD "Detroit" (Evidence, 1993)
I have ten kids / at home got to eat And eight of those kids / need shoes on their feet Now listen mister President / and all you Congressmen too I have ten kids / that I got to clothe and feed Things are gettin' worse in the city Things are gettin' worse in the city Things are gettin' tough And I got those mean inflation blues My landlord rang / my front door bell And I just let it ring / for a long long spell I asked him to tell me / what was on his mind He said you gotta pay up or move young man / Your rent is too far behind Things are gettin' worse in the city Things are gettin' worse in the city Things are gettin' tough And I got those mean inflation blues I don't make much money / I can't save a cent It takes all I can make / just to eat, I can't pay the rent I got lots o' other bills / and they're all behind When you see me laughin' people / I'm laughin' to keep from cryin' Things are gettin' worse in the city Things are gettin' worse in the city Things are gettin' tough And I got those mean inflation blues
Also from the CD "Detroit" (1993)
I can hear my name ringin' baby, people talkin' 'bout me all over town I can hear my name ringin' baby, people talkin' 'bout me all over town You been tellin' 'em that you don't love me, why did you have me actin' like a clown? I get the blues before the sunrise, when I think about you not lovin' me I get the blues before the sunrise, when I think about you not lovin' me You know tears comes in my eyes baby, and my heart's so full of misery Can you remember baby, when you lay down 'cross your bed You was drinkin' that orange driver baby, yes and talkin' all out your head You said that I love you, oh but you told me a lie Well I know you didn't mean what you was sayin' baby, so woman so long, so long, goodbye So long!
Another song from the "Detroit" CD.
When I get drunk, tell me who's gonna carry me home? When I get drunk, tell me who's gonna carry me home? You know I'm sober now, but I won't be sober long Every time, I think of that gal of mine Every time, I think of that gal of mine You know I get drunk people, and I don't care what I find She keeps me guessin' about things I wanna know She keeps me guessin' about things I wanna know That woman got me doin' things I never done before When I get drunk, tell me who's gonna carry me home? When I get drunk, tell me who's gonna carry me home? You know I'm sober now, but I won't be sober long
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