Biography:
"Sweet Emma" Barrett (March 25, 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana – January 28, 1983) was a self-taught jazz pianist and singer who worked with the Original Tuxedo Orchestra between 1923 and 1936, first under Papa Celestin, then William Ridgely. Also active with Armand Piron, John Robichaux, and Sidney Desvigne, Sweet Emma Barrett was at her most powerful in the early 1960s and became an iconic figure with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
In 1947, she accepted a steady job at a local club
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This is the 1963 version, sometimes called None Of My Jelly Roll, or Jelly Roll Blues.
As this is a cover of Clarence Williams 1931 tune, I went with the original title.
Sounds great played on a ukelele.
The innuendo is strong in this tune.
D7 = XX0212
A7 = X02020
C/B = X20010
I AIN'T GOING TO GIVE YOU NONE OF MY JELLY ROLL
AKA JELLY ROLL BLUES E7 = 020100
C D7 D7
I ain't gonna give nobody, None of my jelly roll
G C C
I wouldn't give you a piece of cake, Not to save your soul
A7 D7 D7
My Mama told me today, Before she went away
D7 G
If I be a good little girl, Oh, She'd put my hair in curls
C D7 D7
Now it ain't no use, For you to keep on hangin' round
G E7 E7
I know you want it, I've got to turn you down
F C C/B A
My jelly roll is sweet, And it can't be beat
Dm F C A7 D7 G C
I know you want it, You can't have it, I ain't gonna give you none
C D7 D7
No, I ain't gonna give nobody, None of my jelly roll
G C C
I wouldn't give you a piece of cake, Not to save your soul
A7 D7 D7
My Mama told me today, Before she went away
D7 G
If I be a good little girl, She'd put my hair in curls
C D7 D7
Now it ain't no use, For you to keep on hangin' round
G E7 E7
I know you want it, I've got to turn you down
F C C/B A
Now your jelly roll might be fine, But it ain't as good as mine
Dm F C A7 D7 G C
I know you want it, You can't have it, I ain't gonna give you none
This is the 1963 version, sometimes called None Of My Jelly Roll, or Jelly Roll Blues.
As this is a cover of Clarence Williams 1931 tune, I went with the original title.
Sounds great played on a ukelele.
The innuendo is strong in this tune.
D7 = XX0212
A7 = X02020
C/B = X20010
I AIN'T GOING TO GIVE YOU NONE OF MY JELLY ROLL
AKA JELLY ROLL BLUES E7 = 020100
C D7 D7
I ain't gonna give nobody, None of my jelly roll
G C C
I wouldn't give you a piece of cake, Not to save your soul
A7 D7 D7
My Mama told me today, Before she went away
D7 G
If I be a good little girl, Oh, She'd put my hair in curls
C D7 D7
Now it ain't no use, For you to keep on hangin' round
G E7 E7
I know you want it, I've got to turn you down
F C C/B A
My jelly roll is sweet, And it can't be beat
Dm F C A7 D7 G C
I know you want it, You can't have it, I ain't gonna give you none
C D7 D7
No, I ain't gonna give nobody, None of my jelly roll
G C C
I wouldn't give you a piece of cake, Not to save your soul
A7 D7 D7
My Mama told me today, Before she went away
D7 G
If I be a good little girl, She'd put my hair in curls
C D7 D7
Now it ain't no use, For you to keep on hangin' round
G E7 E7
I know you want it, I've got to turn you down
F C C/B A
Now your jelly roll might be fine, But it ain't as good as mine
Dm F C A7 D7 G C
I know you want it, You can't have it, I ain't gonna give you none
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