Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
1963 · J.O.B. 1126 · Chicago, Illinois
- Artist
- Snooky Pryor
- Title
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man
- Release
- Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man / Boogie Twist
- Year
- 1963
- Label
- J.O.B. # 1126
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Genre
- Blues · Chicago Blues
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Snooky Pryor, born James Edward Pryor on 15 September 1921 in Lambert, Mississippi, USA. He died on 18 October 2006 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. Known for his harmonic playing, he was part of the Chicago Blues scene. He served in the US army during World War Two. The song "Uncle Sam Don't Take My Man" (J.O.B. Records # 1126), released on Chicago, Illinois record label notes "every time I pick up a paper, I can read something about the war". It looked at the domestic perspective, "I can just hear women screaming and crying". Also note the reference to the atomic bomb, a reflection of the Cold War era: "Yes I believe I'll drop the bomb".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Yeah did you hear about the news up north? / It was everybody's Santa Claus / Well, every time I pick up a paper, I can read something about the war / I can just hear women screaming and crying / Uncle Sam, please don't take my man / Yes, the men ain't qualified for the army and the man don't understand / Well just look at them big guns yonder / Them big guns hid out in the woods / Look over yonder / Yes I believe I'll drop the bomb cause a space ship won't do no good / Play it now, oh but just look over there
About the artist
American blues harmonica player, born 15 September 1919 in Lambert, Mississippi; died 18 October 2006 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Blues songs · Draft Songs