I Believe My Shoes Don't Fit

from The Best of Blind Willie Deafman by Blind Willie Deafman

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"I Believe My Shoes Don't Fit" was recorded along with 25 songs at a marathon 1948 recording session at the Savery Hotel in Des Moines. It is a solo performance in the Delta blues-style with Deafman's vocal accompanied by his resonator guitar. As with many of Deafman's early songs, it is based on previous blues songs. As "My Shoes Don't Fit", it has become a blues standard, with numerous renditions by a variety of musicians.

Originally released in 1948 as a 78 RPM single on the Conquistador label. Like all of Deafman's Conquistador releases, "I Believe My Shoes Don't Fit" was credited to Blind "Willy" Deafman, a misprint that continued until Deafman's first release for the World label in 1950.

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I believe, I believe my shoes don’t fit.
I believe, I believe my shoes don’t fit.
If you catch me in the morning, I believe you’ll see a mighty fit.

I’m going to get up in the morning, try ‘em on one more time.
Going to get up in the morning, try ‘em on one more time.
If I didn’t know better, I’d say they wasn’t mine.

I believe, I believe my shoes don’t fit.
I believe, I believe my shoes don’t fit.
If you catch me in the morning, you’ll see me in a mighty fit.

I don’t want a new pair. I just want my same old shoes.
I don’t want a new pair. I just want my same old shoes.
If they’re no good at all, you see I’ve got no good shoes to wear.

I’m going to call my cobbler, tell him now what’s the deal.
I’m going to call my cobbler, tell him now what’s the deal.
If I can’t get my shoes shined, he’s no friend of mine.

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from The Best of Blind Willie Deafman, track released November 3, 1948
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