Me and the Devil Blues

This article is about a song. For the manga series, see Me and the Devil Blues (manga).

"Me and the Devil Blues"
Original 78 record label
Single by Robert Johnson
Released	1938 (1938)
Recorded	Dallas, Texas, June 19, 1937
Genre	Delta 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". ^[1]

The lyrics concluded with the lines "You may bury my body down by the highway side" / "So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride." ^[2] Johnson recorded the song, among others, in a warehouse in Dallas, that served as a makeshift recording studio, on June 19, 1937. It was his final recording session. ^[2]

References

1. Schroeder, Patricia R. (2004). Robert Johnson, Mythmaking, and Contemporary American Culture. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   978-0252029158 – via Googlebooks.
2. Robert Palmer (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. pp. 116, 124. ISBN   978-0-14-006223-6.