Jerry Garcia – Deep Elm Blues (Ukulele)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Bo Parker) Subject: CRD: Deep Elem Blues Here's "Deep Elem Blues" as done by Jerry Garcia and his (then new, now ex) wife, Sara, on a 1963 bootleg. They do it bluegrass style. Very nice! "Deep Elem" is Elm Street, the old red-light district in (I think?) Dallas. CRD: Deep Elem Blues (traditional, CRD by Bo Parker, [email protected])

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Once I knew a preacher,

Preached the Bible through and through, He went down to Deep Elem, Now his preachin' days are through. Chorus:

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Oh sweet mama

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Your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues.

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Oh sweet mama

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Your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues.

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Once I had a girlfriend.

She meant the world to me. She went down to Deep Elem, Now she ain't what she used to be. [chorus]

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When you go down to Deep Elem,

Put your money in your socks. 'Cause them women in Deep Elem Will sure put you on the rocks. [chorus]

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If you go down to Deep Elem

To have a little fun, Have your ten dollars ready When the policeman comes. [chorus] Enjoy -Bo Parker [email protected] [email protected] "I poked at it with a stick."