I like dropping into a small club and playing with some people, trying to help them get a start.

Like you and your woman ain't gettin' along and you're in love. You can't sleep at nights. Your mind is on her - on whatever. You know, that's the blues. You can't hug that money at night. You can't kiss it.

I hitchhiked, took trucks 'n' trains - anything that would pick me up. I stopped in Memphis for about six months and they found me and come got me. Stayed about a month an' split again.

They wasn't gonna give you nothin'. I didn't care as long as they let me play my music. Cash on the spot... You cheat me and I'm gonna get me some money, too.

Since you knew they was goin' to cheat you anyway, I recorded under any name with all of 'em.

The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.

I don't think about time. You're here when you're here. I think about today, staying in tune.