Brownie Blues by Tarter & Gay

Tarter & Gay - Brownie Blues; Stephen Tarter, lead vocals and lead guitar in E position, standard tuning, Harry Gay, second guitar in F position, standard tuning.

SOLO

Now it's, run here, brownie, set down on my knee

Now it's, run here, brownie, set down on my knee

Just pray to the world, babe, how you mistreatin' me

SOLO

Want no jet-black woman, burn no bread for me

Want no jet-black woman, burn no bread for me

Jet-black is evil and she sure might poison me

SOLO

Jet-black is evil, so is yella too

Jet-black is evil, so is yella too

I'm so glad I'm brown-skinned, don't know what to do

SOLO

My Mama's dead, oh, so is my Papa too

My Mama's dead, oh, so is my Papa too

I'm so glad I'm brown-skinned, don't know what to do

SOLO X 2

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NOTES:

Tarter & Gay was a blues duo, consisting of guitarist Harry Gay and singer and guitarist Stephen Tarter. They recorded two titles for Victor in Bristol, Tennessee, 1928.

Members:

Stephen Tarter b. January 5 or 6, 1887 in Scott County, VA, d. March 19, 1935 in Gate City, Scott County, VA.

Harry Gay b. November 23, 1904 in Gate City, Scott County, VA, d. during May 1979 in Johnson City, TN.