Workhouse Blues
Mattie May Thomas Lyrics

No lyrics text found for this track.

The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos

Comments from YouTube:

@mikedaley1968

12y↑12

Mattie May Thomas recorded several a cappella songs for the folklorist Herbert Halpert at Parchman Farm, in the womens' camp, on May 31 and June 1, 1939. She had been sentenced to life at Parchman for murder. She was from Jackson, Mississippi. She was pardoned by the governor and released in 1956. Her recordings and Halpert's notes are the Library of Congress, and her recordings have been issued on Jailhouse Blues (1987, Rosetta Records) and American Primitive Vol. 2 (1997, Revenant).