I'm Sober Now

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I'm Sober Now--Pine Top Smith
Self-accompanied on piano
Note: The recording is a dialogue between Pine Top Smith (PTS) and his biggest fan (PBF), and is all spoken

PBF: Oh, play that thing, Mr. Piano Man! Oh, whip that thing all night!
Say, lady, lady, bring some of those chit'lins over there, will you? Put a little
of that slaw on them.

PBF, affecting a woman's voice: Play it, Mr. Piano Man!

PBF: Say, say, say, move on there, what do you think this is here?!
Move on, move on. What do you think here, dancing on a dime here?
Yes, whup that thing, boy! Play it 'til it sweats now. Ah ha!
(Pine Top plays a beautiful Pop turn-around) Say, Pine Top, we don't
want to hear that, what do you think this is? We don't want to hear that
sentimental stuff!

PT: Yeah, that's what you been singin' 'round here the whole night long.
You don't want to hear that sentimental stuff.

PBF: Oh, play those blues for me, that's all I want!

PT: Yeah, and hollerin', "Play the blues!". Y'all must think I'm a camel
here, dontcha? You ain't bought the first drink at night. So I'm gonna get
all of you told.

Now I don't mind playin' anytime that y'all can make me drunk
But Mr. Pine Top is sober now
Now I been playin' the blues 'round here for you the whole night long
And y'all ain't bought the first jug somehow
Now it's gettin' wintertime and I have to bide
I need a little corn whiskey to kinda keep me warm inside
So as I don't mind playin' any time that y'all can make me drunk
But Mr. Pine Top is sober now

I don't mind playin' anytime that y'all can make me drunk
But Mr. Pine Top is sober now
I say I been playin' the piano 'round here the whole night long
And you ain't bought the first drink somehow
Now, if the house catch on fire and there ain't no water 'round
Landlady, throw that gallon jug out the window, let the shack boin (sic) on down
'Cause I don't mind playin' anytime that y'all can make me drunk
But Mr. Pine Top is sober now

Now to show you I can play the blues, I'm gonna strike 'em again for you.

PBF: Hey, hey! Now you're playin' for me, Mr. Pine Top! Oh, just play
that thing all night long! Say, landlady, bring Mr. Pine Top just as
much as he wants to drink, I'll pay for it. Give him the whole jug, I don't
mind it. Play that thing now, boy! Ah folks, that's tight like that now!
Oh, whip that thing, man, whip it 'til it sweats, Mr. Pine Top! Now you're playin'
for me, that's the way I'm built! Ah ha.

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