POTATOES OR TOMATOES ?

                                  

No tenemos del todo claro si el tema Diggin´my potatoes es original de LEADBELLY ( Huddie William Ledbetter) ó bien éste se limitó a adaptar una canción popular. El caso es que se ha versionado en innumerables ocasiones, una de las mas curiosas es ésta de Brownie McGhee , que no contento con cultivar patatas , las cambió por tomates ..............

Brownie McGhee : Guitar/Vocal
George Washington : Washboard



Baby, they diggin' my potatoes
Lord, they trampin' on my vine
Now I've got a special plan now baby
Lord, that a-restin' on my mind
Now, I don't want no cabbage sprouts,
Bring me a solid head.
S'pose they call the wagon . . . (?)
I catched him in my bed
You know they -- (REFRAIN)
Now my vines is all green
'Tatoes they all red
Never found a bruised one
Till I caught them in my bed
You know they -- (REFRAIN)
Now, I've been all around
Lookin' up and down
Never found my baby
'Cause she was layin' in another town
I know she's diggin' my potatoes
Lord, she's trampin' on my vine
Yes, now I got a special plan now baby
Lord, that a-restin' on my mind
Yes, I've got a special plan now baby
Lord, that a-restin' on my mind

 Dos de las versiones mas populares que hicieron  Washboard Sam  y Memphis Slim
   

                               
 


                           

Y la de su "autor "que le añade el  Alguien .......

                            

Micro version de THE BEATLES ! 

                           



                          



Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, la dan como una canción tradicional..... y cambian la letra totalmente :

You don't love me, baby, just like I love you

If you loved me, woman, you wouldn't have me standin'

'round cryin'

I was walking out the back door, when somebody else

was tippin' in

Lord, it hurt so bad, to hear him call your name

Somebody's digging my potatoes, trampin' on my vine

You know I feel so bad, people, ain't it a cryin'

shame

Keep on steppin', mama, don't come around my house no

more

Lord, I'm so glad to see you walk right on by that

door

Lord, I need somebody, to hold me in their arms

Lord, just make me feel so good, please don't let me

cry no more

Lord, I'm moving, yes I'm moving, movin' on down the

line

I got a real funny feeling', li'l girl I can't use you

no more

En fin , un auténtico  Berengenal !

Mandonguilla Blues