Birmingham Daddy

"Birmingham Daddy" is a country/hillbilly blues song recorded in November 1931 by Gene Autry as the B-side of "Rheumatism Blues". Roy Smeck accompanied Autry's banjo and vocals on steel guitar.

The song mentions the St Louis and San Francisco Railway which had service through Birmingham.

"Yonder comes a train, a Frisco train

Comin' down the railroad track

I'm a-goin' away, a-leavin' today

It ain't gonna bring me back

I'm a-leavin' you, good mama

An' I ain't never comin' back

(yodelahee)

I'm a-leavin' town, my baby turned me down

Goin' back to New Orleans

I'm lookin' for a gal, a brand new gal

I ain't never seen

I'm a-lookin' for me a mama

Lord, I ain't never seen

(yodelahee)

If love was liquor, and I could drink

I'd be drunk all the time

I'd go back to town, in Birmingham

With a loving mama go mine

I'd go back to Birmingham

With a loving gal go mine

(yodelahee)

If you got a good gal, a good ol' gal

You sure better keep her at home

Casuse a red-headed mama,

Yes, Sir, boy

I can't leave her alone

Yes, a red-headed mama

I sure can't leave her alone

(yodelahee)