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Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
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Wikipedia article
"'Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance'" is a song recorded by blues musician Henry "Ragtime Texas" Thomas in 1927, under the title "'Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance'". It was covered by Bob Dylan on his album 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan', which came out on May 27, 1963.
In 1962, Origin Jazz Library released the album 'Henry Thomas Sings the Texas Blues'. It included his "Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance", which was presumably the source of Dylan's version.
Todd Harvey, in his book 'The Formative Dylan: Transmission and Stylistic Influences, 19611963', analyzes how Dylan dropped Thomas's verses, and adapted his choruses, utilizing Thomas's AAAC rhyming structure and four 4-bar phrases in 2/4 time. Harvey writes: "The text of Thomas's chorus remained constant throughout the song. Dylan wrote, for the most part, new text resulting in a four bar phrase verse with the fourth phrase acting as a refrain. He increased Thomas's tempo and added his own guitar accompaniment, placing harmonica solos between verses."
Recordings
* 1927Henry Thomas, 78 rpm Vocalion 1141
* 1963Bob Dylan, on the album 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'
* 1970Flatt and Scruggs, on the album 'Final Fling'
* 2000Fernando Goin, on the album 'Mystery Train'
* 2011 - Rory Mcleod, on BCC Radio 2's album 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan: A Folk Tribute'
References
Category:1927 songs
Category:Vocalion Records singles
Category:Bob Dylan songs
Category:Songwriter unknown
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