W. C. Handy Quote

You'll see pretty Browns in beautiful gowns
You'll see tailor-mades and hand-me-downs
You'll meet honest men and pickpockets skilled,
You'll find that business never closes till somebody gets killed.
... if Beale Street could talk.


Beale Street Blues (1917)


You'll see pretty Browns in beautiful gowns You'll see tailor-mades and hand-me-downs You'll meet honest men and pickpockets skilled, You'll find...

You'll see pretty Browns in beautiful gowns You'll see tailor-mades and hand-me-downs You'll meet honest men and pickpockets skilled, You'll find...

You'll see pretty Browns in beautiful gowns You'll see tailor-mades and hand-me-downs You'll meet honest men and pickpockets skilled, You'll find...

You'll see pretty Browns in beautiful gowns You'll see tailor-mades and hand-me-downs You'll meet honest men and pickpockets skilled, You'll find...