T-Bone Steak Blues Trk 6 Dsc 1 3:40 Sleepy John Estes (John Adams Estes) James 'Yank' Rachell - Vocal & mandolin Sleepy John Estes - guitar and 'Tee' - harmonica Recorded: October 2, 1929 Victor # 56336-2 Album: Gus Cannon And His Jug Stompers - 2 CD set 'Legendenary 1928 - 1930 Recordings' JSP Records CD3406 Say you talkin' 'bout your red ripe tomatoes I'm crazy bout my t-bone steak Said you talkin' bout your red ripe tomatoes I'm crazy bout my t-bone steak Said, I'm gonna find me a faror To share my Cadillac Eight I got the railroad blues Troubles come ov'r my mind I got the railroad blues Trouble come ov'r my mind And that girl I'm lovin' She sho' done left this time Say if I had ways Like a bullfrog on a pond Say if I had ways Like a bullfrog on a pond I would ride right 'chere Lie in sweet mama's arms You love once ain't, forever You know babe, two Lord, anybod' twice Your love once ain't, forever You know babe, two Lord, anybod' twice But you woman all get a good man You don't know how to treat him right. ~ note: The 1st verse relates to the last verse of 'That's What My Baby Likes' recorded by Lucille Bogan as follows: 'I gets red ripe tomatoes, buy me a T-bone steak And if I fix it like he tell me, he'll give me a Cadillac Eight That's what my baby likes, that's what my baby likes He's crazy about me, and he do let me have my fun.