Ma’s blues

Ma Rainey... one of the greatest blues singers of all time...


“'Cause they say I do it
ain't nobody caught me
sho got to prove it on me."
~ Ma Rainey song


do I remember those times?
law yes, I remember those times
like they was yesterday
fixin’ myself up
of a Saturday evenin’
an walkin’ on down to the
juke joint
fine as I wanted to be
fine as ary one of them
fellows standin’ on the
street corner
lookin’ at the women


I remember the taste of moonshine
the sweet drape of woman arms
heat of a body sashayin’ against me
on the dance floor
oh yeah
I remember the warm musky smell
of a woman’s neck
the silk of her hands
on my gold coin necklace
heat entering me like a miracle

law yes I remember those times
and I miss ‘em honey

I miss ‘em