Two Versions Of The Blues Song Corrina Corrina (with lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases videos & lyrics of two versions of the classic Blues song "Corrina Corrina".

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FEATURED VIDEO & LYRICS

Video #1: Muddy Waters - Corrine, Corrina (Chicago, 1979)



jcoxhill, Uploaded on Feb 3, 2011
A 1928's song, written by B. Chatmon, M. Parish and J. Mayo Williams. Here it lives with the dead Muddy Waters.
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Here’s a comment from this video’s viewer comment thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_aizPVTvoM

monkeytown1000, July 2012
“One of the writers of the song was Armenter Chatmon - better known as Bo Carter, one of the blues group the Mississippi Sheiks. They are best known for writing "Sitting On Top Of The World". For me, this as near as Muddy gets to singing country music.”

LYRICS - CORRINA CORRINA
(as sung by Muddy Waters in the above video)

(Spoken) Here's what you call "Corrina".

(Sung)
Corrina, Corrina, where ya been so long?
Tell me Corrina, where ya been so long?
I haven't had no lovin'
since you been gone.

I love Corrina, I tell the world I do.
Well, I love Corrina, I tell the world I do.
Well, I hope some day, Sugar,
She'll come to love me too.

Corrina, Corrina, where you stay last night?
Tell me Corrina, where you stayed last night?
You came home this mornin'
the sun was shinin' bright.

I left Corrina way across the sea.
I left Corrina way across the sea.
She wouldn't write me no letter.
She didn't care for me.

Bye-bye Corrina, I got to leave ya now.
Bye-bye Corrina, I got to leave ya now.
Well, I know you didn't mean me
no good, no how.


(Transcription by Azizi Powell from the video. Any additions and/or corrections are welcome.)

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Video #2: Taj Mahal - Corrina, Corrina


dosmetrosdos,• Uploaded on Jul 19, 2009

The Taj Mahal Trio perform "Corrina, Corrina" at the 28th Annual Claremont Folk Music Festival on May 3rd 2008.
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This video's YouTube comment thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YfxoviTHO0 contains an interesting discussion about Taj Mahal and this song, including these two posts:
*Warning: Several other posts include profanity.

b3n2p1, 2010
"When I was a kid in a small town in northern Canada,this song by Taj made the local top ten.I guess in those days,DJ's in the boonies could play what they liked.White kids and Cree Indian kids loved it.They played at teen dances.It was my introduction to emotion and honesty in music.And girls."
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TheOldskier, 2011
"Corrina, I don't know who you are but you must be a FINE woman to inspire two blues songs so widely played. I LOVE Taj's version best."

LYRICS - CORRINA CORRINA
(as sung by Taj Mahal at the Claremont Folk Music Festival on May 3rd 2008)

(Spoken) This is a country Blues tune.

(Sung)
Got a bird what whistle.
Baby, got ah bird,
Honey got ah bird what sing.
Oh, Baby, got a bird
Honey, got a bird what sing.
Without my Corinna, sure don't mean
Sure don't mean ah natural thing.

Honey, I love to love you.
Oh, Baby, for I call
Honey for I call your name.
Baby, I gotta call your name.
Honey for I call your name.
Well, I love my money, Baby,
But Honey, you're my love life,
Baby, you're my love life flame.

Have mercy, have mercy,
Baby on my hard luck,
Honey, on my hard luck soul.
Ah, Baby on my hard luck,
Honey, on my hard luck soul.
Got a rainbow 'round my shoulder.
Look like silver, Baby.
Honey, shine like Klondike gold.

Tell me sweet sweet Corrina, Baby,
Where you stay last night?
Tell where you stayed
Honey, where you stay last night.
Oh, your shoes ain’t buttoned Baby.
Your dress, your dress ain’t lookin right.

Well I love Corrina.
Baby, I tell the world
Oh, Baby tell the world
Honey, tell the world I do.
Ain’t a woman in fourteen counties love me, Baby,
Honey, the way you do.

Well, you look like silver, Baby
Honey, shine like Klondike gold.
Oh, you look like silver
Honey, shine like Klondike gold.
Got a lien on my body
Got a mortgage on my very soul.

Got a bird, what whistle,
Baby, got ah bird,
Honey got ah bird what sing.
Baby, got ah bird,
Honey, got a bird what sing.
Without my Corinna,
Sure don't mean a natural thing,

Corinna, Oh Corinna
Corinna...

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(Transcription by Azizi Powell from the video. Additions and/or corrections are welcome.)

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