He's A Jelly Roll BakerSomehow I don't think he's talking about pastry.
Lonny Johnson - also by Brownie McGhee
She said: Mr. Jelly Roll Baker, let me be your slave
When Gabr'el blow his trumpet, then I rise from my grave
For some of your good jelly roll, yes, I love good jelly roll
It is good for the sick, yes, an' it's good for the ol'I was sentenced for murder, in the first degree
The judge's wife called up and said: Let that man go free
He's a jelly roll baker, he's got the best jelly roll in town
He's the only man that can bake jelly roll with this damper down*Once in a hospital, shot all full of holes
The nurse left a man dying, and said, she's got get a jelly roll
This good old jelly, she says: I love my good jelly roll
She says: I' d rather let him lose his life than to miss my good jelly rollLady asked me: Who light me how to bake good jelly roll
I says: Nobody miss, it's just a gift from my soul
To bake good jelly roll, hm, that good old jelly roll
She says: I love yo' jelly roll, it does me good deep down in my soulWell, she says: Can I put in an order, two weeks ahead?
I'd rather have yo' jelly roll than my home cooked bread
I love your old jelly, I love your good jelly roll
It's just like Maxwell house coffe, it's good deep down in my soul
The jellyroll metaphor for female (& male?)... er, plumbing is everywhere in the blues!
You're right, this thread could go forever, because there are just too many to ever list in one place. I fear that I'm going to wake up throughout the night remembering songs for this list.
One of my Favorites:
BIG LEGGED MAMAS ARE BACK IN STYLE
by Taj Mahal
Talkin' 'bout big legged mommas back in style again
I mean, them short fat fannies back in style again
You ain't had no real good love till you been loved by one of them
Size 14, 16, 18, 22, 24 in style again
I mean them big fat cuties back in style again
You ain't had no juicy lucy until you've been loved by one of them
Well momma and poppa told me, son you better shout
Woman that you got she is gonna knock you out
Big legged mommas, now, they're back in style again
I mean them big fat cuties, back in style again
You ain't had no real good lovin' till you've been loved by one of them
She gonna rock you, she gonna roll you
She won't try to control you
Talkin' 'bout those big legged mommas, they're back in style again
I mean them thick-thighed heifers, back in style again
You ain't had no juicy lucy till you've been loved by one of them
She's the kind of woman that drinks her coffee in a great big cup
She's the kind of woman that saves her lovin' up
Talkin' 'bout a big legged momma, they're back in style again
I mean them heart shaped booties, back in style again
You ain't had no real good lovin' till you've been loved by one of them
Well, she will not make you shout, she won't make you beg
But she will shake her hooters like a soft boiled egg
Talkin' about those big legged mommas, they're back in style again
I mean them heart shaped booties, back in style again
You ain't had no juicy lucy till you've been loved by one of them
She says, "Honey get me some WD-40 and oil my spring
My back is made of whale bone and I'm gonna make you sing"
Talkin' about those big legged mommas, they're back in style again
Talkin' about those big legged mommas, they're back in style again
You ain't had no juicy lucy till you've been loved by one of them
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Copyright 1991 by Prankee Music (ASCAP)
Recorded by Taj Mahal on the album "Like Never Before" (1991)