Don’t Fail On Me Bones
Ardell “Shelly” Bragg * Track #22 On The Paramount Project Volume 5 (12400-12499)
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It’s Tight JimPreston Jackson and His Uptown Band
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Harmony BluesPreston Jackson and His Uptown Band
- #3
Cotton Field Blues (Take 1)Charlie “Dad” Nelson
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Red River Blues (Take 2)Charlie “Dad” Nelson
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Jefferson CountyPriscilla Stewart
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Biscuit RollerPriscilla Stewart
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Dishrag BluesLeola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
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Rollin’ Mill BluesLeola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
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Mama’s Angel ChildSweet Papa Stovepipe
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Tiger RagDixon’s Jazz Maniacs
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D A D BluesDixon’s Jazz Maniacs
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Heaven Is My ViewBiddleville Quintette
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That Black Snake Moan (Paramount Version)Blind Lemon Jefferson
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Stocking Feet BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson
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Steady RollWilson’s T.O.B.A. Band
- #16
Stomp Time BluesJasper Taylor and His State Street Boys
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It Must Be The BluesJasper Taylor and His State Street Boys
- #18
Bird Nest BluesArdell “Shelly” Bragg
- #19Don’t Fail On Me Bones
Ardell “Shelly” Bragg
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Trombone ManPreston Jackson and His Uptown Band
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Yearning For MandalayPreston Jackson and His Uptown Band
- #22
Love Me Mr. Strange ManEloise Bennett
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Effervescent DaddyEloise Bennett
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Skeedle Loo Doo Blues (Take 2)Blind Blake
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Come On Boys Let’s Do That Messin’ Around (Take 2)Blind Blake
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I’ve Got A Home In That RockGrace Outlaw &
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In Some Lonesome GraveyardGrace Outlaw &
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After A WhileRev. J. M. Gates
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Baptize Me (6762)Rev. J. M. Gates
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Sawmill Blues (Take 1)Elzadie Robinson
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Silent Night Holy NightElkins Mixed Quartette
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Christians AwakeElkins Mixed Quartette
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Little Low Mamma BluesMa Rainey
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Grievin Hearted BluesMa Rainey
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Humming BluesElzadie Robinson
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Oh The Shoes That My Lord Gave MeNorfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
- #37
Do You Want To Be A Lover Of The LordNorfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
- #38
Fat Mouth BluesPapa Charlie Jackson
- #39
Gay Cattin’ (Take 1)Papa Charlie Jackson
- #40
Some Scream High YellowBo Weavil Jackson
- #41
Why Do You MoanBo Weavil Jackson
- #42
Whosoever Will May ComeBiddleville Quintette
- #43
Show Pity LordBiddleville Quintette
- #44
Wartime BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson
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Booger Rooger BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson
- #46
State Street Men BluesLeola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
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Wilson DamLeola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
- #48
Dying Gambler (6763)Rev. J. M. Gates
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Praying For The Pastor (6764)Rev. J. M. Gates
- #50
Ape ManBlythe’s Washboard Ragamuffins
- #51Your Folks
Blythe’s Washboard Ragamuffins
- #52
That’s AlrightArdell “Shelly” Bragg
- #53
Coon Can BluesCharlie “Dad” Nelson
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Mississippi StrutCharlie “Dad” Nelson
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Stonewall Street BluesBlind Blake
- #56
Too TightBlind Blake
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Go Down MosesHomer Quincy Smith
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I Want Jesus To Talk With MeHomer Quincy Smith
- #59
Hula Shake That ThingKaai Serenaders
- #60
Hula Mama BluesKaai Serenaders
- #61
Shut Your MouthJoe Sims and Clarence Williams
- #62
What Do You Know About ThatJoe Sims and Clarence Williams
- #63
My Own Man Blues (Take 2)Iva Smith
- #64
Rising Sun BluesIva Smith
- #65
God So Loved The WorldRev. W. A. White
- #66
Prayer (4100)Rev. W. A. White
- #67
Soon This MorningMa Rainey
- #68
Don’t Fish In My SeaMa Rainey
- #69
Goin’ Home BluesCow Cow Davenport
- #70
Jim Crow BluesCow Cow Davenport
- #71
I Know I Got Religion (6929)Rev. J. M. Gates
- #72
The Funeral Train A-Coming (6927)Rev. J. M. Gates
- #73
Alexander Where’s That Band?Pickett-Parham Apollo Syncopators
- #74
Mojo StrutPickett-Parham Apollo Syncopators
- #75
Blake’s Worried BluesBlind Blake
- #76
Tampa BoundBlind Blake
- #77
Bad Luck BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson
- #78
Broke And HungryBlind Lemon Jefferson
- #79
Down The CountryLeola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
- #80
Black Biting Bee BluesLeola B. “Coot Grant” Wilson
- #81
Down By The RiversideNorfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
- #82
Swing Low Sweet Chariot (1927 Recording)Norfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
- #83
My Man Just Wont DontDixon’s Jazz Maniacs
- #84
Crazy QuiltDixon’s Jazz Maniacs
- #85
Sad And BlueIva Smith
- #86
Third Alley BluesIva Smith
- #87
This Train Is Bound For GloryBiddleville Quintette
- #88
Jacob Sent JosephBiddleville Quintette
- #89
Man’s IngratitudeRev. James Beard & Biddleville Quintette
- #90
Memory Of Departed FriendsRev. James Beard
- #91
Oh Cap’nW. Lawrence James
- #92
The BumpsJeanette’s Synco Jazzers
- #93
Whats That ThingJeanette’s Synco Jazzers
- #94
New Cow Cow BluesCow Cow Davenport
- #95
Stealin’ BluesCow Cow Davenport
- #96
Louisiana Bo BoNorfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
- #97
Queen St. RagNorfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
- #98
Rabbit Foot BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson
- #99
Shuckin’ Sugar BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson
- #100
Weepin’ Woman BluesMa Rainey
- #101
Morning Hour BluesMa Rainey
- #102
Down Home Moan (4193)Marie Bradley
- #103
Back To Town Blues (4192)Marie Bradley
- #104
Goose GreaseJohn Williams Synco Jazzers
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Down In GallionJohn Williams Synco Jazzers
- #106
Doggin’ MeArdell “Shelly” Bragg
- #107Levee Blues
Lucille Bogan
- #108
Sweet PatuniaLucille Bogan
- #109
I’m Going If It Takes My Life (6935)Rev. J. M. Gates
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I’ve Left This World BehindRev. J. M. Gates
- #111
She Belongs To Me BluesPapa Charlie Jackson
- #112
In The Garden Of GethsemaneBiddleville Quintette
- #113
Prodigal SonBiddleville Quintette
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New Mr. Freddie BluesPriscilla Stewart
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Lonesome Hour BluesPriscilla Stewart
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Black Dog BluesBlind Blake
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Buck-Town BluesBlind Blake
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P. D. Q. BluesPriscilla Stewart
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Someday SweetheartPriscilla Stewart
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Stormy Hailing BluesMarie Bradley
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Mama’s In A StrainMarie Bradley
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Traveling DaddyCharlie “Dad” Nelson
- #123
Michigan Shoe BluesCharlie “Dad” Nelson
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If Anybody Asks You Who I AmNorfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
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Troubled With The BluesElzadie Robinson
- #126Downhearted Mama
Jeanette’s Synco Jazzers
- #127Midnight Stomp
Jeanette’s Synco Jazzers
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Oh DaddyDodds and Parham
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Sweet PatuniaDixon and Channey
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Barrel House MojoIva Smith
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Cincinnati Southern BluesIva Smith
- #132
You Better Run (Matrix 4372, Take 2)Sister Ernia Mae Cunningham & T.C.I. Sacred Singers
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Sister Ernia Mae Cunningham & T.C.I. Sacred Singers
- #134Sign Of Judgment
Sister Ernia Mae Cunningham & T.C.I. Sacred Singers
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Easy Rider BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson
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Snatch It Back BluesWalter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
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Number Three Blues (Take 2)Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
- #138
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Well Of Salvation (510)Rev. H. C. Gatewood
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Waiting At The Beautiful Gate (6933)Rev. J. M. Gates
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I Am So Glad Trouble Don’t Last Always (6931)Rev. J. M. Gates
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Receiving The Message (Take 1)Biddleville Quintette
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Jinx BluesOra Brown
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Twe Twa Twa BluesOra Brown
- #147
If I Had My WayRev. T. T. Rose
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I’ve Got A Hiding PlaceRev. T. T. Rose
- #149
19th Street BluesDodds and Parham
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Dodds and Parham
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Will My Mother Know Me ThereBlind Connie Rosemond
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The Royal TelephoneBlind Connie Rosemond
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I’ll Be SatisfiedPace Jubilee Singers
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It Pays To Serve JesusPace Jubilee Singers
- #155
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Off To Buffalo (Paramount Version)Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra
- #157
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Teddy Bear BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson
- #159
’Fore Day Creep (1927 Paramount Version)Ida Cox
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Gypsy Glass BluesIda Cox
- #161
Jailhouse Fire BluesWalter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
- #162
Shaggy Dog BluesWalter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins
- #163
He Will Carry Us Safely HomeRev. James Beard & Biddleville Quintette
- #164Justice Condemned
Rev. James Beard & Biddleville Quintette
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I Got A Home In That RockT.C.I. Women’s Four
- #166That Great Day
T.C.I. Women’s Four
- #167Scoville Ave. Blues
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
- #168Cleveland Stomp
Charlie “Dad” Nelson
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Weary Dogs BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson
- #170Phillips Street Stomp
D. C. Nelson’s Paramount Serenaders
- #171Nelson Blues
D. C. Nelson’s Paramount Serenaders
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Jesus Said If You Go I’ll GoMississippi Jubilee Singers
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You Belong To That Funeral TrainMississippi Jubilee Singers
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Ninety Nine Years BluesIva Smith
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Too Mean To Cry BluesIva Smith
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Bad Feeling BluesBlind Blake
- #177
That Will Never Happen No MoreBlind Blake
- #178Climbing Mountain Blues
Madlyn Davis
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Worried Down With The BluesMadlyn Davis &
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The Old Account Was Settled Long AgoNorfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
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Daniel In The Lions’ DenNorfolk Jazz & Jubilee Quartette
Don't Fail On Me Bones by Ardell "Shelly" Bragg
Performed by
Ardell “Shelly” BraggDon’t Fail On Me Bones Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I think I've been a good girl, been goin' to church all my life
Oh, goin' to church all my life
But since I have married, I'm a musician's wife
[Verse 2]
He goes insane for [?], stays out all night long
Oh, he stays out all night long
I wonder if he ever thinks he's left me all alone
[Verse 3]
I'm going to learn to gamble so I can stay out late
Oh, dad and I can stay out late
Going to drink [good?] whiskey and ride in a Cadillac 8
[Verse 4]
Well dice, please don't fail on me
Dice, please don't fail on me
Give those seven, eleven, pleasе don't two or three
[Verse 5]
If I throw six-deuce, I'll hop it, throw six-four, I'll bet thе bar
If I throw six-deuce, I'll hop it, throw six-four, I'll bet the bar
If I throw six-five or natural, buy myself a Cadillac car
Don’t Fail On Me Bones Q&A
Who wrote Don’t Fail On Me Bones's ?
Don’t Fail On Me Bones was written by Ardell “Shelly” Bragg.