SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II - KEEP IT TO YOURSELF

KEEP IT TO YOURSELF

SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II

SONGWRITER: SONNY

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: BOY WILLIAMSON IITHE ESSENTIAL SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON

LABEL: TRUMPET

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 1993

Alex or Aleck Miller (né Ford, possibly December 5, 1912–May 24, 1965), known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He was an early and influential blues harp stylist who recorded successfully in the 1950s and 1960s. Miller used various names, including Rice Miller and Little Boy Blue, before calling himself Sonny Boy Williamson, which was also the name of a popular Chicago blues singer and harmonica player. To distinguish the two, Miller has been referred to as Sonny Boy Williamson II.

         He first recorded with Elmore James on "Dust My Broom". Some of his popular songs include "Don't Start Me Talkin'", "Help Me", "Checkin' Up on My Baby", and "Bring It On Home". He toured Europe with the American Folk Blues Festival and recorded with English rock musicians, including the Yardbirds, the Animals, and Jimmy Page. "Help Me" became a blues standard, and many blues and rock artists have recorded his songs.

[Harmonica Intro]

Baby, do me a favor, keep our business to yourself

Please, darling, do me a favor, keep our business to yourself

I don't want you to tell nobody in your family

And don't mention it to nobody else

Don't tell your mother

Don't tell your father

Don't tell your sister

Don't mention it to your brother

Please darlin', keep our business to yourself

Don't you tell nobody

And don't mention it to nobody else

You have a husband

I have a wife

If you start to talkin'

That's gonna mess up our life

Please, please baby, keep our business to yourself

Don't you tell nobody

And don't mention it to nobody else

Goodbye darlin'

[Harmonica Outro].