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You Got The Right Key, But The Wrong Keyhole

from 1924 by Jared Emerson-Johnson's One-Man Skeleton Revival

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By Eddie Green and first recorded by Clarence Williams with Louis Armstrong and Virginia Liston in New York City on October 17th, 1924.

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Miss Liza Johnson and her man had a falling out.
He said, "Go 'an get someone else if you can. I'm gone without a doubt."
Things got toug. He came back last night around nine o'clock.
Well, he tried his key in the old front door but the key wouldn't fit the lock.
He pushed it in, and turned it 'round, and 'round, and took it out.
And just as he was 'bout to try again, he heard Miss Liza shout:

"You got the right key but the wrong keyhole!
I couldn't get along with you to save my soul,
Yesterday I went down to the hardware store,
And put another lock upon my front door.

"I've got a new man who is better than you.
He starts his loving where you get through.
So take my tip, honey: leave my door,
Because your key don't fit in my lock no more!
Yeah, you got the right key but you're working on the wrong keyhole!"

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from 1924, released December 23, 2022

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Jared Emerson-Johnson's One-Man Skeleton Revival San Francisco, California

Born out of pandemic lockdown madness, Jared Emerson-Johnson's One-Man Skeleton Revival began as an experiment in jug band overdubbing that blossomed into an album celebrating some of the best tunes written, recorded, and/or published in 1924. Originally intended as a personal project for friends and family, the end result came out well enough to deserve a public release...maybe. ... more

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