Bessie Smith

Sing Along Snacks: Gimme A Pigfoot

It's never too early or too late for a snack, so crank up that volume on your computer.

This week we're going way back with the blues and Bessie Smith with her drop-dead 1933 rendition of Gimme A Pigfoot.


"Give the piano player a drink because he's bringin' me down
He's got rhythm, yeah!
When he stomps his feet, he sends me right off to sleep
Check all your razors and your guns
We gonna be rasslin' when the wagon comes
I wanna pigfoot and a bottle of beer
Send me 'cause I don't care
Slay me 'cause I don't care"