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Miller’s CaveLouis Armstrong

Songwriter: Jack Clement

Producer: Jack Clement Ivan Mogull

Way down in the state of Georgia
Through the swamps and the everglades
There's a big ol' hole in Tiger Mountain
God help the man who gets lost in Miller's Cave

I had me a girl in Waycross, Georgia
But she had unfaithful ways
She made me feel I wasn't wanted
Like the bats and the bears in Miller's Cave

I couldn't stand the way she did me
Couldn't take her low down ways
Before I'll stay with a cheatin' woman
I'll go and live with the bears in Miller's Cave

Caught her out, Sunday morning
With some guy they call big Dave
The meanest man in Waycross, Georgia
I'd rather fight a mountain lion in Miller's Cave

I said: "You'll pay both you and Davey
"I'm gonna see you in your grave."
They laughed at me and then I shot 'em
I took their cheating, scheming bones to Miller's Cave

That woman made me feel unwanted
But I guess I showed her I was brave
The most wanted man in the state of Georgia
But they're never gonna find me 'cause I'm lost in Miller's Cave

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong, known throughout his lengthy career by nicknames like “Satchmo”, “Pops” and simply “Louie”, was a trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor, as well as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz.

Born and raised in New Orleans, where jazz itself is alleged to have began, Armstrong started his career in 1918, playing the cornet in brass bands and riverboats along the Mississippi River. There, he caught the attention of his future mentor, King Oliver, joining his band in Chicago, where he networked with other popular jazz musicians like Hoagy Carmichael and his first wife Lil Hardin Armstrong.

In 1924, Louie relocated to New York City playing for the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. It was at this time he switched over from cornet to trumpet in order to blend in better with the other musicians in his section. It was also when he developed his emotional playing style, which included singing and telling tales of his life back in New Orleans.

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