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Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
Piano
Sonny Boy Williamson I
Sonny Boy Williamson I
Harmonica
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Chatman
Peter Chatman
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Anna Lomax Chairetakis
Anna Lomax Chairetakis
Producer
Don Fleming
Don Fleming
Producer
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax
Recording Engineer
John Work
John Work
Recording Engineer
Lewis Jones
Lewis Jones
Recording Engineer
John A. Lomax
John A. Lomax
Recording Engineer
Herbert Halpert
Herbert Halpert
Recording Engineer
Matthew Barton
Matthew Barton
Studio Personnel
Nathan Salsburg
Nathan Salsburg
Studio Personnel
Steve Rosenthal
Steve Rosenthal
Producer
Phil Klum
Phil Klum
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

You’ve got to cry a little die a little
Well and sometimes you got to lie a little.
Life is like that.
Well, that’s what you’ve got to do
Well if you don’t understand
Peoples I’m sorry for you.
Sometimes you’ll be held up, sometimes held down,
Well, and sometimes your best friends don’t even want you around, you know.
Life is like that.
Well, that’s what you’ve got to do
Well if you don’t understand
Peoples I’m sorry for you.
There’s some things you got to keep, some things you gotta repeat
People, happiness, well, is never complete, you know
Life is like that.
Well, that’s what you’ve got to do
Well if you don’t understand
Peoples I’m sorry for you.
Sometimes you’ll be helpless, sometime you’ll be restless,
Well, keep on strugglin’, so long as you’re not breathless.
Life is like that.
Well, that’s what you’ve got to do
Well if you don’t understand
Peoples I’m sorry for you.
Written by: Peter Chatman

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