Birmingham Daddy
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"Birmingham Daddy" is a country/hillbilly blues song recorded in November 1931 by Gene Autry as the B-side of "Rheumatism Blues". Roy Smeck accompanied Autry's banjo and vocals on steel guitar.
The song mentions the St Louis and San Francisco Railway which had service through Birmingham.
- "Yonder comes a train, a Frisco train
- Comin' down the railroad track
- I'm a-goin' away, a-leavin' today
- It ain't gonna bring me back
- I'm a-leavin' you, good mama
- An' I ain't never comin' back
- (yodelahee)
- I'm a-leavin' town, my baby turned me down
- Goin' back to New Orleans
- I'm lookin' for a gal, a brand new gal
- I ain't never seen
- I'm a-lookin' for me a mama
- Lord, I ain't never seen
- (yodelahee)
- If love was liquor, and I could drink
- I'd be drunk all the time
- I'd go back to town, in Birmingham
- With a loving mama go mine
- I'd go back to Birmingham
- With a loving gal go mine
- (yodelahee)
- If you got a good gal, a good ol' gal
- You sure better keep her at home
- Casuse a red-headed mama,
- Yes, Sir, boy
- I can't leave her alone
- Yes, a red-headed mama
- I sure can't leave her alone
- (yodelahee)