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Mississippi John Hurt — Candy Man Blues
Album: Live
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Released: 1963
Length: 3:18
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Well all you ladies gather 'round
That good sweet candy man's in town
It's the candy man
It's the candy man
He likes a stick of candy just nine inch long
He sells as fast a hog can chew his corn
It's the candy man

All heard what sister Johnson said
She always takes a candy stick to bed
Don't stand close to the candy man
He'll leave a big candy stick in your hand
He sold some candy to sister Bad
The very next day she took all he had
If you try his candy, good friend of mine
You sure will want it for a long long time
His stick candy don't melt away
It just gets better, so the ladies say
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 meauclaire wrote:

Beats Sammy Davis Jr. version of Candy Man all to hell. 


I  Agree totally!!   
Posted 4 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Beats Sammy Davis Jr. version of Candy Man all to hell. 
Posted 6 years ago by meauclaire    [ Reply ]
 gvan wrote:
Loved him in "1984" and "Alien."

 
RIP the other John Hurt.
Posted 7 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
Lovely tune.
Posted 7 years ago by SeriousLee    [ Reply ]
this is nice
i love his "Make Me A Pallet On The Floor"
great lyrics, fine singing and he has his 12 string ringing
 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Fantastic!
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Wow playing a loop from 2011.  Must have gone back a ways in the prerecorded files.  Nice...
Posted 8 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
This is soooo good!
Posted 8 years ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
 gvan wrote:
Loved him in "1984" and "Alien."
 
He's spent a lot of time in the sun since then.  ; )
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
8 -> 10 after I learned to play this piece on guitar.
Posted 9 years ago by tomeck    [ Reply ]
{#Daisy}  {#Cheesygrin} {#Tongue} {#Clap}  
Posted 9 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
My 1928 MJH sessions CD is one of my prized possessions ... nothing like this guitar playing in the entire world. 
Posted 9 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
 gvan wrote:
Loved him in "1984" and "Alien."
  
easmann wrote:

Actually that was "Derbyshire" John Hurt. People get them confused all the time.

 
Especially as you never see them both in the same place, at the same time....
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 shellbella wrote:
Sweet!!  {#Daisy}

 
HABIT FORMING TOO........
Posted 9 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
{#Guitarist} nuthin' like the Real Deal. M.J.H. inspired a lot of our later day singer songwriters,. but few could play as well.
Posted 9 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:
Did Van Halen remake this song?

 
Bite your tongue and wash your mouth out immediately!!
Posted 10 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Sweet!!  {#Daisy}
Posted 10 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Loved him in "1984" and "Alien."
Posted 10 years ago by gvan    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:
I keep wanting to sing out "Been down one time. Been down two times. I'm never going back again."

 

I hear that too.


Posted 10 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
{#Guitarist}
Posted 11 years ago by mkelly685    [ Reply ]
And so they came —-Stones, Clapton, J. Mayall, P. Green, J. Lennon, Alvin Lee.... ect. And she said "Baby please don't go."
 
Posted 11 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]

delicious...  love it...


Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 11 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Just caught the last couple minutes. Was that sharp tone on the high E string,or was that the B string?I guess he wasn't an electronic tuner guy. {#Lol}

Whoa,are the song comments freed for actual song comments once again?
Posted 11 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from Chocolate Jesus!
Posted 11 years ago by jbunniii    [ Reply ]
I keep wanting to sing out "Been down one time. Been down two times. I'm never going back again."
Posted 11 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Soooo good to hear this on RP!!
Posted 11 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]
Sweet.
Posted 12 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
I thought for just a moment there that I was listening to Leon Redbone. 
Anyone else get that? 
Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
This was really released in 1963? The recording sounds pristine.
Posted 12 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
Saw Leon Russell perform this song and thought it was his until I read the comments.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Great to hear this...been too long
Posted 12 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
Soft, gentle voice.
Posted 12 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Bonnie's mentor!
Posted 12 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Classic Delta blues guitar, and very skilled, that Mississippi John Hurt was.

Nice!

Posted 12 years ago by heliosweb    [ Reply ]
fantastic addition
Posted 13 years ago by GawgaBoy    [ Reply ]
Good follow up to "The Ballad Of Curtis Loew"
Posted 13 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]