Top 9 Quotes by Bessie Smith

I don't want no drummer. I set the tempo.

Want, Drummer, Tempo

It's a long old road, but I know I'm gonna find the end.

Happiness, Success, Perseverance

No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin' around.

Women, Black History, Done

The Greatest Blues Singer in the World Will Never Stop Singing.

Tombstone, Singing, World

Listen to my story and everything will come out true

Truth, Stories

I ain't good-lookin', but I'm somebody's angel child.

Beauty, Children, Angel

Song: Reckless Blues

I need a little sugar in my bowl and a little hot dog in my roll.

Sexy, Dog, Hot

When my bed is empty, Makes me feel awful mean and blue. My springs are getting rusty, Living single like I do.

Life, Spring, Mean

There's nineteen men livin' in my neighborhood, Eighteen of them are fools and the one ain't no doggone good.

Men, Nineteen, Fool

Song: Dirty No-Gooder's Blues

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