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Me and the Devil Blues

"Me and the Devil Blues"
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Single by Robert Johnson
B-side "Little Queen of Spades"
Released 1937 (1937)
Format 10-inch 78 rpm record
Recorded Dallas, Texas, June 20, 1937
Genre Blues
Length
  • 2:37 (take 1)
  • 2:29 (take 2)
Label Vocalion
Songwriter(s) Robert Johnson
Producer(s) Don Law

"Me and the Devil Blues" is a blues song by Robert Johnson. It tells the story of the singer's waking up one morning to the devil knocking on the door, telling him that "it's time to go". The song has been recorded by Peter Green Splinter Group, Cowboy Junkies, Eric Clapton, Soap&Skin, Widespread Panic, Gil Scott-Heron and The Doors among others.


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