Merline Johnson was born in Mississippi ca. 1912; her first recordings date from May 1937 and until 1941 she cut about a hundred songs in Chicago, using the artist's name "The Yas Yas Girl".
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This song is from Merline Johnson's only post-World War II session, March 14, 1947, when she recorded four songs for Okeh in Chicago - none of which was issued at the time.
It was issued on the CD "Booze & The Blues" in the Columbia Roots 'n' Blues series.
I drink so much whiskey, I stagger home in my sleep I drink so much whiskey, I stagger home in my sleep Well soon every morning, I'm staggerin' up and down the street If I can't get no whiskey, give me some gin or good wine The way I keep on worryin', I stay drunk all the time I drink so much whiskey, I stagger home in my sleep Well soon every morning, I'm staggerin' up and down the street When I ain't got no liquor, look where everything goes all wrong That's why I get evil, me and the devil can't get along I drink so much whiskey, I stagger home in my sleep Well soon every morning, I'm staggerin' up and down the street It was old bad whiskey, made me lose my best boyfriend But I can't help it, I would drink until the end I drink so much whiskey, I stagger home in my sleep Well soon every morning, I'm staggerin' up and down the street
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