A Bluesman Came to Town Songtext
von Tommy Castro

All he ever knew
Was a hard life on the farm
Plowin′ in the fields
Choppin' wood behind the barn
Must be a better way
To use these hands and arms

He heard about a roadhouse
Mile outside of town
Quittin′ time on Friday
He laid that pitchfork down
Once he heard that guitar
Man, it shook him to the ground

A bluesman came to town
He felt the tug
A bluesman came to town
He caught the bug
The boy breathed in that sound
When a bluesman came to town


Old Mister Johnson
Pickin' on his porch all day
Had an old pawn shop guitar
And he taught that boy to play
The music filled his soul
Ever since that day

A bluesman came to town
He felt the tug
A bluesman came to town
He caught the bug
The boy breathed in that sound
When a bluesman came to town

Mister Johnson told him
"If you want my advice
Get the hell out of this town
Go, don't think about it twice"
The young boy knew
That old man was right

A bluesman came to town
He felt the tug
A bluesman came to town
Man, he caught the bug
The boy breathed in that sound
When a bluesman, a bluesman came to town


A bluesman came to town
He felt the tug
A bluesman came to town
He caught the bug
The boy breathed in that sound
When a bluesman came to town