Police Dog Blues
by Blind Arthur Blake recording of probably 1926-1932 from Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker (Yazoo 1068) All my life I've been a travelin' man All my life I've been a travelin' man Stayin' alone and doin' the best I can I shipped my trunk down to Tennessee I shipped my trunk down to Tennessee Hard to tell about a man like me I met a gal, I couldn't get her off my mind I met a gal, I couldn't get her off my mind She passed me up, said she didn't like my kind I'm scared to bother around her house at night I'm scared to bother around her house at night She got a police dog cravin' for a fight His name is Rambler, when he gets a chance His name is Rambler, when he gets a chance He leaves his mark on everybody's pants Guess I'll travel, I guess I'll let her be Guess I'll travel, I guess I'll let her be Before she sicks her police dog on me __________ Note 1: sicks or sic, alteration of seek. Chase or attack, usually used as a command especially to a dog "sic 'em!".
