Haunted House Blues
by 
J.C. Johnson 
recording of January 8 1923 
from 
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (Columbia/Legacy C2K-47091) 
Don't bring no ghosts in the front, hurry 'em round to the backdoor! 
This house is so haunted with dead men I can't lose 
This house is so haunted with dead men I can't lose 
And a sneaky old feeling gives me those haunted house blues 
I can't sleep no more, I done lost my appetite 
I can't sleep no more, done lost my appetite 
'Cause my mistreating daddy hangs around me day and night 
He moans when I'm sleeping, he wakes me at 2 a.m. 
He moans when I'm sleeping, he wakes me at 2 a.m. 
And he makes me swear I'll have no other man but him 
Now I'm so worried and I'm blue all the time 
Now I'm so worried and I'm blue all the time 
Go tell the undertaker to fix that old coffin of mine 
Lord, help us to get right! 
I'm scared to stay here, I'm scared to leave this town 
I'm scared to stay here, I'm scared to leave this town 
But a feeling just tells me to burn this house on down 
Tear this house on down