Biography:
Memphis Minnie (born Lizzie Douglas in Algiers, Louisiana, June 3, 1897 – August 6, 1973) was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter from the late 1920s to the 1950s, one of the most influential country blues musicians to have ever recorded.
Lizzie Douglas was born on June 3, 1897 in Algiers, Louisiana. She was the eldest from her 13 other siblings. Her parents Abe and Gertrude Douglas nicknamed her the Kid during her early childhood.
Read more on Last.fm
Other songs:
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
In My Girlish Days
Memphis Minnie
[Verse 1]
D
Late hours at night, trying to play my hand
G
Through my window, out stepped a man
D
I didn't know no better
A D A
Oh Lord, in my girlish days
[Verse 2]
D
My mama cried, papa did, too
G
Oh, daughter, what a shame on you
D
I didn't know no better
A D A
Oh Lord, in my girlish days
[Verse 3]
D
I flagged a train, didn't have a dime
G
Trying to run away from that home of mine
D
I didn't know no better
A D
Oh Lord, in my girlish days
[Verse 4]
D
I hit the highway, caught me a truck
G
Nineteen and seventeen, when the winter was tough
D
I didn't know no better
A D A
Oh Lord, in my girlish days
[Verse 5]
D
All of my playmates is not surprised,
G
I had to travel b'fore I got wise
D
I found out better
A D A D
And I still got my girlish ways
Memphis Minnie
[Verse 1]
D
Late hours at night, trying to play my hand
G
Through my window, out stepped a man
D
I didn't know no better
A D A
Oh Lord, in my girlish days
[Verse 2]
D
My mama cried, papa did, too
G
Oh, daughter, what a shame on you
D
I didn't know no better
A D A
Oh Lord, in my girlish days
[Verse 3]
D
I flagged a train, didn't have a dime
G
Trying to run away from that home of mine
D
I didn't know no better
A D
Oh Lord, in my girlish days
[Verse 4]
D
I hit the highway, caught me a truck
G
Nineteen and seventeen, when the winter was tough
D
I didn't know no better
A D A
Oh Lord, in my girlish days
[Verse 5]
D
All of my playmates is not surprised,
G
I had to travel b'fore I got wise
D
I found out better
A D A D
And I still got my girlish ways
Menap
Menara
Mendes E Joao So
Mendoza
Menefee
Mental
Mental as Anythi (...)
Mental Issues
Mentes Saturadas
Menty