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Title: Hezekiah Jenkins 1931 "The Panic Is On"
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Published: Apr 16, 2009
Author: Hezekiah Jenkins
Post Date: 2009-04-16 23:44:09 by TwentyTwelve
Keywords: 1929 Depression, Hezekiah Jenkins 1931 "The Pan, Song
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"The Panic Is On" Hezekiah & Dorothy Jenkins from Blues & Jazz Obscurities (1923-1931) Hezekiah Jenkins 1930-31 The Panic Is On Blues & Jazz Obscurities THE PANIC IS ON What this country is comin' to I sure would like to know If they don't do something bye and bye, The rich will live and the poor will die Dog-gone, I mean the panic is on Can't get no work, can't draw no pay, Unemployment getting worser every day Nothing to eat and no place to sleep, All night long folks walkin' the street Dog-gone, I mean the panic is on. Saw a man this morning walkin' down the street In his BVDs, no shoes on his feet. You ought to seen the women callin' in the flats I could hear 'em sayin', 'What kind of man is that?' Dog-gone, I mean the panic is on All the landlords done raised the rent Folks that ain't broke is badly bent Where they get the dough from, goodness knows But, if they don't produce it, in the street they go Dog-gone, I mean the panic is on Some play the numbers, some read your mind, They all got a racket of some kind Some trimmin' corns off of people's feet, They got to do something to make ends meet Dog-gone, I mean the panic is on Some women are sellin' apples, some sellin' pies, Some sellin' gin and rye Some sellin' socks to support they man, In fact, some are sellin' everything they can Dog-gone, I mean the panic is on I pawned my clothes and everything, Pawned my jewellery, watch and my ring Pawned my razor and my gun So, if luck don't change, there'll be some stealin' done Dog-gone, I mean the panic is on. Old prohibition ruined everything, That's why I'm forced to sing Here's one thing you all want to hear: Until they bring back light wine, gin and beer, Dog-gone, the panic will be on Author and performer: Hezekiah Jenkins. Original recording 16 January 1931 Columbia 14585-D.
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#1. To: TwentyTwelve (#0)
Bass turds !
Bass turds ! Nothing to eat and no place to sleep
The rich will live and the poor will die
All the landlords done raised the rent
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams 
#2. To: Rotara (#1)
All the landlords done raised the rent
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