Down In Virginia

by Jimmy Reed recording of 1985 from Down In Virginia (Bluesway LP BLS-6024) & Upside Your Head (Charly 1003) I went down in Virginia, honey, where the green grass grows I tried to tell myself, you didn't want me no more I told my baby, "Honey, stop doin' me wrong! Why don't you pack your clothes, and bring your fine self home?" Shut up, girl, you know you doing me wrong You know I'm so tired, baby, tired of being alone Shut up, girl, you know you doin' me wrong! Why don't you pack your things, and bring your fine self home? I went down in Virginia, honey, where the green grass grows

 

Buy the Book!

I cleaned up my tab for Sonny Boy's Help Me and made it into a short book. There's a Kindle version for 99 cents, and if you buy the paperback you get the Kindle free.

Playing "Help-Me" In the Style of Sonny Boy Williamson II: A step by step, note for note analysis of some of Sonny Boy's Signature Riffs