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Love Letters to Robert

by Josh Leep

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1.
Love in Vain Blues 02:32
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I followed her to the station, with a suitcase in my hand And I followed her to the station, with a suitcase in my hand Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell, when all your love's in vain All my love's in vain When the train rolled up to the station, I looked her in the eye When the train rolled up to the station, and I looked her in the eye Well, I was lonesome, I felt so lonesome, and I could not help but cry All my love's in vain When the train, it left the station, with two lights on behind When the train, it left the station, with two lights on behind Well, the blue light was my blues, and the red light was my mind All my love's in vain Hoo-hoo, ooh, Willie Mae Oh oh hey, hoo, Willie Mae Well it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell, when all you're love's in vain All my love's in vain
2.
Sweet Home Chicago 03:16
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Oh baby don't you want to go Oh baby don't you want to go Back to the land of California To my sweet home Chicago Oh baby don't you want to go Oh baby don't you want to go Back to the land of California To my sweet home Chicago Now one and one is two Two and two is four I'm heavy loaded baby I'm booked I gotta go Cryin' baby Honey don't you want to go Back to the land of California To my sweet home Chicago Now two and two is four Four and two is six You gonna keep monkeyin' round here friend-boy You gonna get your business all in a trick But I'm cryin' baby Honey don't you wanna go Back to the land of California To my sweet home Chicago Now six and two is eight Eight and two is ten Friend-boy she trick you one time She sure gonna do it again But I'm cryin' hey hey Baby don't you want to go Back to the land of California To my sweet home Chicago I'm goin' to California From there to Des Moines Iowa Somebody will tell me that you Need my help someday Cryin hey hey Baby don't you want to go Back to the land of California To my sweet home Chicago
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I Believe I'll Dust My Broom 02:58
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I’m gointa get up in the mornin I believe I’ll dust my broom I’m gointa get up in the mornin I believe I’ll dust my broom Girlfriend the bad man you’ve been lovin girlfriend can get my room I’m gonna write a letter telephone everytown I know I’m gonna write a letter telephone every town I know If I can’t find her in West Helena she must be in East Monroe I know I don’t want no woman wants every downtown man she meets I don’t want no woman wants every downtown man she meets She’s a no good dooney they shouldn’t allow her on the street I believe, I believe I’ll go back home I believe, I believe I’ll go back home You can mistreat me here babe, but you can’t when I’m back home And I’m gettin up in the mornin I believe I’ll dust my broom I’m gettin up in the mornin I believe I’ll dust my broom Girlfriend the bad man you been lovin girlfriend can get my room I’m gonna call up Chiney see is my good girl over there I’m gonna call up China see is my good girl over there I can’t find her on Phillipine’s island she must be in Ethiopia somewhere

about

This is a short little EP I put together of me covering a few of my absolute favorite Robert Johnson songs. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Mr. Johnson, he is the famed blues man who legend has it sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads for the ability to play guitar.

All stories aside though, he wrote and recorded many songs that today are considered blues standards. Songs like "Sweet Home Chicago", "Crossroads", "Love in Vain", "Rambling on My Mind", "Come on in My Kitchen", and so many more that are beloved classics in the world of blues and rock n' roll can be accredited to him. That said, this is my little way of saying thank you.

I am not selling this album, as I do not want to deal with having to pay royalties. However, you can download it free of charge and what I would ask you to do is with the money you would have spent, please donate to the following charity, Keeping the Blues Alive that you can find from the link below:

keeping-the-blues-alive.networkforgood.com/projects/25732-passing-the-torch

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released December 15, 2017

Guitar and Vocals: Josh Leep
Recording and Mixing: Josh Leep
Recorded and mixed at Sleepy Unicorn Studio

All songs written by Robert Johnson

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