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| "Stealin', Stealin'" | |
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| Single by Memphis Jug Band | |
| A-side | "Whitewash Station Blues" |
| Released | 1929 |
| Recorded | September 15, 1928 |
| Studio | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Genre | Blues |
| Label | Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | Will Shade |
"Stealin" (also called "Stealin', Stealin'") is an American blues song from the 1920s. It originated with jug bands, but gained wider popularity after several 1960s contemporary folk musicians recorded it. Although various artists have recorded different verses, the chorus has remained consistent:
Stealin', stealin', pretty mama don't you tell on me
I'm stealin' back to my same old used to be