Marvin X will autograph books at the Blues fest this weekend, Saturday & Sunday, July 26-27, 2014.
He will be at the Post Newspaper booth. Check him out!
Crazy House Blues
by Marvin X
You in da nut house baby
but you still wanna say
you ain't crazy
You in da nut house baby
but still say ya ain't crazy
You in denial baby
please take yo medication
you in denial baby
please take yo medication
listen ta ya doctor
enjoy yo vacation
talk ta yaself
in da middle of da night
talk ta yaself baby
in da middle of da night
tell yaself baby
everyting go be all ite
I be here when ya git out
I'm all da way down faya
I be here when ya git out
I'm all da way down faya
when ya come baby
I'm just go love ya
just know one thang baby
ma love is true
just know one thang baby
ma love is true
Git yaself tagether
so we can do what we gotta do
Git yaself tagether
so we can do what we gotta do.
I'm out here hustling'
trying ta make a dime
I'm out here hustling
tryin ta make a dime
You can help me
if you can
you can help me
be a better man.
Ya love is good gul
make a old man do a flip
ya love is good gul
make a old man do a flip
If me and you was on the Titanic
We wouldn't even jump ship
If me and you was on the Titanic
we wouldn't even jump ship
We go down lovin gul
ta hell wit da ship
We go down lovin gul
ta hell wit da sinking ship.
--Marvin X
7/18/14
Marvin X with the Black Arts Movement Poets Choir and Arkestra, Malcolm X Jazz Festival, Oakland, May 17, 2014 (David Murray on sax, Earl Davis on trumpet)
Country Woman Blues
for ma man, Bobby Womack, RIP
I'm down here in da country
grape vines down the street
don't worry bout nothing
country people got everything ta eat
down here in da country
grape vines down the street
lookin fa a country woman
ain't worried bout nothing ta eat!
got plenty henny too
ain't worried bout nothing
when dat country gul come through
she say daddy I wanna to be wit you
wherever you are
city or country
cause I know you a star
Love dat country woman
so sweet so true
just treat her nice
she'll be there fa you
she just wanna laugh
please don't make her cry
she just wanna laugh
please don't make her cry
she'll be witya
til the day ya die!
--Marvin X
City Woman Blues
I loveya baby
but ya just too crazy fa me
I loveya baby
but ya just too crazy fa me
go on back where ya came from
I'll see ya when I see
took ya all round world
you still wanna act a fool
took ya all round world
but ya still wanna act a fool
go on back where ya came from
need to go back ta school.
--Marvin X
Country Woman Blues
for ma man, Bobby Womack, RIP
I'm down here in da country
grape vines down the street
don't worry bout nothing
country people got everything ta eat
down here in da country
grape vines down the street
lookin fa a country woman
ain't worried bout nothing ta eat!
got plenty henny too
ain't worried bout nothing
when dat country gul come through
she say daddy I wanna to be wit you
wherever you are
city or country
cause I know you a star
Love dat country woman
so sweet so true
just treat her nice
she'll be there fa you
she just wanna laugh
please don't make her cry
she just wanna laugh
please don't make her cry
she'll be witya
til the day ya die!
--Marvin X
City Woman Blues
I loveya baby
but ya just too crazy fa me
I loveya baby
but ya just too crazy fa me
go on back where ya came from
I'll see ya when I see
took ya all round world
you still wanna act a fool
took ya all round world
but ya still wanna act a fool
go on back where ya came from
need to go back ta school.
--Marvin X
Angela Davis, Marvin X, Sonia Sanchez, Oakland CA, 2014
Marvin X and Amiri Baraka, RIP
Rev. Blandon Reems, Aries Jordan, Toya Carter and Marvin X on a visit to Alameda County Juvenile Hall
Marvin X at rally for Palestine, Seattle WA, July 13, 2014