Shipwreck Blues
by 
Bessie Smith 
recording of 1931 
from 
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 (Columbia/Legacy 52838) 
Captain, tell your men to get on board 
Hoist your sail, just pull into another shore 
I'm dreary in mind and I'm so worried in heart 
Oh the best of friends sho' has got to part 
Blow your whistle captain, so your men'll know what to do 
Blow your whistle captain, so your men'll know what to do 
When a woman gets dreary ain't no tellin' what she won't do 
It's cloudy outdoors as can be 
Oh it's cloudy as can be 
That's the time I need my good man with me 
It's rainin' and it's stormin' on the sea 
It's rainin', it's stormin' on the sea 
I feel like somebody has shipwrecked poor me