22. HAPPY NEW YEAR BLUES by Mary Harris
Vocal with Peetie Wheatstraw (William Bunch) - piano, Charlie Jordan - guitar.
Chicago, October 31, 1935.

Good mornin', people, I wish you a Happy New Year
Good mornin', people, I wish you a Happy New Year
I'm so glad, people, so glad that I'm here.

The New Year has come, I'm still feelin' the same ol' way
The New Year has come, I'm still feelin' the same ol' way
I'm changin' my way of livin', that's all I have to say

Play it for me till I get young again!

This is New Year, people, the year 1936
This is New Year, people, the year 1936
I'll tell all you people I must get my business fixed

So today I'm going to tell you just what I'm going to do
So today I'm going to tell you just what I'm going to do
Becuase this is one New Year, baby, I ain't gon' be worried with you

Accompanists William (Peetie Wheatstraw ) Bunch (piano,1902-1941) and Charlie Jordan (guitar, 1898-1954) defined the sound of the blues from St. Louis in the 1930s on dozens of popular records. This is the only one Ms. Harris ever made, backed, of course, with "No Christmas Blues." No wonder she was so masterfully mournful.

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