Guess what the Blues says
Discover the hidden words under this Lucille Bogan’s Blues before listening to the song. Find out what subject she is talking about in the lyrics.
1. Listen to the song and fill in the missing words.
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Comin' a time, B.D. 1__________, they ain't gonna need no men
Comin' a time, B.D. women, they ain't gonna needs no 2______
Oh, the 3 ____ they treat us is a low down and 4______ thing
B.D. women you sure can't 5_________
B.D. 6________ you sure can't understand
They got a 7______ like a sweet angel² and they 8______ like a nach'l³ man
B.D. women, they all done 9_______ their thing
B.D. women, they all done learned their thing
They can lay their jive just like a natch'l man
B.D. women, B.D. women, you know they sure is rough
B.D. women, B.D. women, you know they sure is 10______
They are 11_______ up many a whisky and they sure can strut their stuff
B.D. women, you 12 ______ they work and they make their doughâ
B.D. women, you know they 13________ and they make their dough
And 14________ they get ready to spend it, they know the 15_______ where to go
BD WOMEN= antique term “B.D. (bulldyke) Woman” of the 1920s and 1930s, at a moment when the rise of a universal queer subject threatens to erase specific lesbian histories. Characterized by an aggressive stance and an enormousness that confronts rather than merely protests, Black B.D.
2. Talk about the lyrics