RECKLESS BLUES
Jack Gee & Fred Longshaw
Bessie Smith w Louis Armstrong (cornet) 
& Fred Longshaw (harmonium)    rec 24/1/25 NY



When I wasn't nothin' but a child,
When I wasn't nothin' but a child,
All you men tried to drive me wild.


Now I am growin' old,
Now I am growin' old,
And I got what it takes to get off a few men's souls.


My mama says I'm reckless, my daddy says I'm wild,
My mama says I'm reckless, my daddy says I'm wild,
I ain't good lookin' but I'm somebody's angel child.


Daddy aches, mama wants some lovin',
Daddy aches, mama wants some huggin',
Come in pretty papa, mama wants some lovin', I vow,
Come in pretty papa, mama wants some lovin' right now!








(Contributed by Peter Akers - January 2008)