Annotation:Going Down the Road Feeling Bad

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 GOING DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN' BAD. AKA and see "I'm Going Where the Climate Fits My Clothes," "Lonesome Road Blues." Old-Time, Song/Breakdown. The song was first recorded by Virginia musician Henry Whitter in 1923. Lyrics (from the Lomax's Folk Song USA, 1947, p. 242) begin: I'm goin' down this road feelin' bad, Lord, I'm goin' down this road feelin' bad, Well, I'm goin' down this road feelin' bad, Lord, Lord, An' I ain't gonna be treated thisaway.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources: Document 8040, "The Hill Billies/Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, vol. 2" (reissue). Vocalion 5021 (78 RPM), The Hillbillies (c. 1926)  See also listing at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources

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