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The 31st Level Blues
Transcript
Lyrics:
“Thirty-First Level Blues”
I’ve got the thirty-first level blues,
From my head down to my shoes.
In the morning I mope around,
In the evening my sorrows I drown.
When the boss comes down and says,
“Get up, don’t stall around.”
Shows some pep try and keep your rep
Work makes my back ache,
And someday his head I’ll break,
'Cause I’ve got those blues, those thirty-first level blues.
Description
31st Level Blues (Video) Recorded: September 25, 1938, Ahmeek, Michigan Performers: Veko Floriani, Vladimir Floriani Jr., and Vladimir Floriani, Sr Composer: Vladimir Floriani, Jr. Floriani wrote “Thirty-First Level Blues” in the style of Big Band jazz and swing, popular styles in the 1930s.
Duration
1 minute, 15 seconds
Credit
Alan Lomax and the Florianis. Audio and still images courtesy of the Library of Congress
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