Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor

According to Wikipedia:

"Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" is a blues/folk/jazz song now considered to be a standard. The song's origins are somewhat nebulous and can be traced back to the 19th century. Various versions of the lyrics were first published in 1911. Sources attribute the modern score to W. C. Handy, who later modified it into a song known as "Atlanta Blues".

Following the recording of our version of St James Infirmary, Leon suggested we do a version of the Public Domain blues song Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor.

I mentioned this to Bud who said it was also Bluegrass standard.

I managed to enlist some talented musicians from the forum for the project.

The Band:
Janice Merritt - Lead & Backing Vocals
Dave Bell – Lead Guitar (Blue Attitude)
Bud Merritt – Bass (thanks for coming out of “retirement” to play)
I Played – Dobro, Slide and Lead Guitar
And of course The PG Band
Brent Mason - Acoustic Guitar
Brian Fullen – Drums
Mark Matejka – Electric Rhythm Guitar
Chris Nole – Organ

Thanks to Bud for recording Janice, his mix assistance and sourcing and arranging the lyrics, and to Dave for agreeing to play some very tasty guitar.

Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor

Make me a pallet on your floor
Make me a pallet on your floor
When I reach Atlanta and got no place to go
Make me a pallet on your floor

These blues are everywhere I see
weary blues are everywhere I see
Blues are all around me everywhere I see
Nobody’s had these blues as bad as me

Come on all you good time friends of mine
Ooh Come on all you good time friends of mine
When I had a dollar, you treated me so fine
Where’d you go when I only have a dime

I’d be more than satisfied
To catch a greyhound bus and ride, ride
when I reach Atlanta and got no place to go
Won’t you make me a pallet on your floor

Well make me down, make me down
Right over here in the corner would be fine baby, hm
Yeah, this roll-out blanket right there in
Yeah, come on over baby

You made me a pallet on the floor
Oh, yes, you made me a pallet on the floor
When I had no place to go you opened up your door
And you made me a pallet on your floor

Real Tracks
RealTracks in song: 2676:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm BluesShuffleBrent Sw 130
RealTracks in style: ~966:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryBoogieGrittyMuted Sw 140
RealTracks in song: ~425:Organ, B3, Background Blues Sw 120
RealDrums [in style:NashvilleShuffle^06-a:Sidestick , b:Snare, HiHat

For those interested in the guitars, Dave played a Stratocaster through S-Gear Amp Sim and takes the first 16 bar solo in the middle and the 2nd 16 bars in the outro and we both play the last 16 bars.
I played a Les Paul through a Line 6 Helix Amp Sim and play the slide as well as the first 16 bar lead in the outro (also played some dobro fills in the verses).

Last edited by PeterF; 08/03/19 02:26 AM.