TRAV'LIN' ALL ALONE
James C Johnson   1929

Billie Holiday & her Orch   
rec Sep 13th 1937 New York

also-
Ethel Waters '29
George Thomas w McKinney's Cotton Pickers '30
Isham Jones & his Orch '30
The Boswell Sisters '30's
Jimmie Noone & his Orch



I'm so weary and all alone,
Feel all tired like heavy stone,
Trav'lin', trav'lin' all alone.
Who will see and who will care
'Bout this load that I must bear?
Trav'lin', trav'lin' all alone.

Prayers I sent to heaven above
'Bout my burdens, woes and love;
Head bowed down with misery,
Nothin' now appeals to me,
Trav'lin', trav'lin' all alone.

Give me just another day,
There's one thing I want to say;
Friends are well when all is gold,
Leave you always when you're old!
Trav'lin', trav'lin' all alone,
All alone.





(Contributed by Peter Akers - January 2009)