Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk
Dave’s take on a classic blues tune by Mance Lipscomb. It tells the story of Freddie, a man who finds his woman in bed with another man and shoots her in revenge.
For the guitar track, Dave ditched the original arrangement, instead poaching the iconic riff from Howlin' Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightning”...
Ahh, Freddie's wife done something she ain't never done before
In the bed with another man, made Freddie's pallet on the floor
It made him mad
He got bad
He got his gun in his hand
When Freddie's wife saw Freddie, fell down on her knees
Pleading with her husband, "Don't take my life, oh, please!"
I know you're mad
Ya got bad
You got your gun in your hand
Ahh, Freddie said to the judge, "Well, judge, what would ya do?
If you found your wife with another man, well, you'd get pretty mad too
You'd get mad
You'd get bad
You'd get your gun in your hand"
Well, Freddie's papa said, "Freddie, there's a-one thing you done wrong
When you saw your wife with that other man, why didn't you leave 'em alone
Ya got mad
Aw, bad
You got your gun in your hand"
Ahh, Freddie said, "Papa, papa what would ya do?
You found mama with another man, well, you'd get pretty mad too
You'd get mad
Aw, bad
You'd get your gun in your hand"
You get mad
You get bad
Get your gun in your hand
You get mad
Freddie was written by Mance Lipscomb.
Dave Van Ronk released Freddie on Sat Jan 01 1966.