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Birmingham Blues Trk 10 3: 18 'Jazz' Bill Gillum (William Mckinley Gillum) (unk composer) Bill Gillum & His Jazz Boys Jazz Gillum - vocal & hmc, Big Bill Broonzy - guitar Prob Blind John Davis -piano, unk sbass Recorded: Aurora, Ill., Monday October 11, 1937 Leland Hotel Album: Bill 'Jazz' Gillum The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1938 Bluebird 66717-2 rca, bmg 1997 It's a small town they call Besmer Way down in Alabam It's a small town they call Besmer Way down in Alabam It ain't no great big city Only twelve miles from Birmingham Me and my dirty buddy Me and my Buddy, Sam Me and my dirty buddy, Sam We used to live in Besmer But he moved to Birmingham 'Play it, Play it', 'My-my' (piano, washbrd & guitar) I'm quiet an I'm easy Baby, don't think that I'm no lamb I'm quiet an I'm easy Baby, don't think that I'm no lamb If you want something good, baby Try somethin' from Birmingham (harmonica & instrumental to end) ~