Reno Blues

DESCRIPTION: "I come home this morning, when my clock was striking two (x2) The first thing I saw was another man's hat and shoes." The singer leaves his girl and says he is going to Reno. He is never coming back. He will travel until his shoes break down, then die
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1932 (Three Tobacco Kings, according to Cohen)
KEYWORDS: love separation travel death
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia2, p. 614, "Reno Blues" (1 text)
Roud #21368
RECORDINGS:
Three Tobacco Tags, "Reno Blues" (Bluebird 7361, 1937)
File: CAFS2614

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