Ain't Gonna Play No 2nd Fiddle

by Perry Bradford recording of 1924 or 1925 from The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1924-1925) (Columbia/Legacy C2K-47471) Let me tell you daddy, momma ain't gonna sit here and grieve Pack up your stuff and get ready to leave I stood your foolishness long enough, so now I'm gonna call your bluff Oh, I'm gonna call your hand, so, now daddy here's my plan Ain't gonna play no second fiddle 'cause, I'm used to playin' lead You must think that I am blind, you've been cheatin' me all the time Whoa yeah, you still flirt And you'll notice I ain't hurt, to see you with my chum Do you think that I am dumb You 'cause me to drink, when I sit down and think And notice that you never take heed I went to your house the other night, caught you and your good girl havin' a fight Ain't gonna play no second fiddle 'cause I'm used to playin lead Caught you with your good-time tramp so, now I'm gonna put out your lamp Oh, poppa, I ain't sore You ain't gonna mess up with me no more I'm gonna flirt with another guy then you're gonna hang your head an' cry Ain't gonna play no second fiddle 'cause I'm used to playin' lead __________ Note 1: tramp, Dorus Sturm suggests "vamp" instead of tramp; Note 2: guy & cry, Dorus Sturm suggests "sheik" & "weep" instead of guy and cry.

 

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