Title: Tin Roof Blues
Artist: New Orleans Rhythym Kings, Walter Melrose
Genre: Jazz
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T:Tin Roof Blues
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C:New Orleans Rhythym Kings
Z:All Rights Reserved
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w: I have|seen|* the bright lights burn- ing up and|down old Broad-|way.|
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w: Seen 'em in gay Ha- van- a,|Burm- ing- ham Al- a- bam- a, and say,||* they just can't com-|pare with|
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w: * my home- town, New Or- leans.||* 'Cause|there you'll find the old Tin|Roof Caf- e, *|
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w: where they play the blues till|break of day. *|Fas- cin- a- tin' ba- bies|hang- in' 'round, *|danc- in' to the mean- est|
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w: band in town. *|Lawd,|* how they can play the|blues,|* and|
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w: when the lead- er man * starts *|play- in' low, *|folks get up and start * to *|walk it slow. *|
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w: Do a lot of move- * ments *|hard to beat. *|Till that old floor- man * says *|"Move your feet," *|Lawd,|
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w: * I've go thoes Tin ~~Roof|Blues.||