A modern ukulele rendition of a 19th century railroad tune, featuring Mark St. Jean on harmonica.
lyrics
Keep on truckin mama, trucking my blues away
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin every night n day
Here you come mama, big as sin
Tell what you been doin by the shape you’re in
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away
If you been doin’ what I think you’ve been doin’ babe, you can’t do that round here (x2)
Here you come mama, big as hell
Tell what you been doin’ by the way you smell
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away
What’s that smell like fish pretty baby, I would really like to know (x2)
That aint puddin’ baby, aint no pie
It’s the stuff that I got you by,
So keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away
Yes you gotta leave this morning, get your yayas out of my door (x2)
Ashes to ashes, mama, dust to dust
Whatcha gonna do when the damn thing rusts
So keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away
I said, keep on truckin mama, truckin my blues away
Keep on truckin’ mama, trucking my blues away!
credits
from Alanna Sterling,
released February 14, 2015
Alanna Sterling - Vocals, ukulele
Mark St. Jean - Harmonica
Recorded by Craig Simon at Purple River Studios
Digital transfer and track optimization at Bova Sound
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