Woman Trouble

DESCRIPTION: "She left me this morning, never said a word." The singer tells of hard work, comes close to despair, describes his venereal disease, is told he can't be cured, talks of those who tried to escape,
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1965 (recorded from J. B. Smith by Jackson)
KEYWORDS: prison hardtimes work disease floatingverses
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Jackson-WakeUpDeadMan, pp. 160-162, "Woman Trouble" (1 text)
NOTES [68 words]: Like so may of J. B. Smith's songs, this one is extremely problematic. Some of it appears to float, but some appears to be his own composition. But a stanza refers to a venereal disease, which Jackson believes to be gonorrhea (and the symptoms fit) -- yet the song says there is no cure. In 1965? Is this an old fragment? But what about the context? Nor is the tune any help, since it was not transcribed. - RBW
Last updated in version 2.4
File: JDM160

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography