Deep Elm Blues


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Bo.Parker@msfc.nasa.gov (Bo Parker) Subject: CRD: Deep Elem Blues Here's "Deep Elem Blues" as done by Jerry Garcia and his (then new, now ex) wife, Sara, on a 1963 bootleg. They do it bluegrass style. Very nice! "Deep Elem" is Elm Street, the old red-light district in (I think?) Dallas. CRD: Deep Elem Blues (traditional, CRD by Bo Parker, Bo.Parker@msfc.nasa.gov) G Once I knew a preacher, Preached the Bible through and through, He went down to Deep Elem, Now his preachin' days are through. Chorus: C7 Oh sweet mama G Your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues. D7 Oh sweet mama G Your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues. G Once I had a girlfriend. She meant the world to me. She went down to Deep Elem, Now she ain't what she used to be. [chorus] G When you go down to Deep Elem, Put your money in your socks. 'Cause them women in Deep Elem Will sure put you on the rocks. [chorus] G If you go down to Deep Elem To have a little fun, Have your ten dollars ready When the policeman comes. [chorus] Enjoy -Bo Parker Bo.Parker@msfc.nasa.gov bo_parker@fbpmac.msfc.nasa.gov "I poked at it with a stick."