"Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance"
Single by Henry Thomas
B-side"Run, Mollie, Run"
Released1927 (1927)
RecordedChicago, October 7, 1927
GenreTexas blues
Length2:53
LabelVocalion
Songwriter(s)Unknown

"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.[1]: 43 

Todd Harvey, in his book The Formative Dylan: Transmission and Stylistic Influences, 1961–1963, 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."[1]: 43–44 

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References

  1. ^ a b Harvey, Todd (October 1, 2001). The Formative Dylan: Transmission and Stylistic Influences, 1961–1963. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810841154.
  2. ^ Henry Thomas – Honey Won't You Allow Me One More Chance, Composed by Traditional at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Henry Thomas – Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  4. ^ Honey Won't You Allow Me One More Chance at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Henry Thomas – Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance?, Composed by Traditional at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Henry Thomas – Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Bob Dylan – Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance [Incomplete, Composed by Bob Dylan] at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  8. ^ Bob Dylan – Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  9. ^ Bob Dylan – Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance, Composed by Bob Dylan / Henry Thomas at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  10. ^ Bob Dylan – Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chanse at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  11. ^ Flatt & Scruggs – Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance, Composed by Bob Dylan at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  12. ^ Flatt & Scruggs / Lester Flatt / Earl Scruggs – Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance, Composed by Bob Dylan at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  13. ^ Flatt & Scruggs – Final Fling at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  14. ^ Fernando Goin – Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance, Composed by Traditional at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  15. ^ Fernando Goin – Mystery Train at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2015.



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